Ava Michelle

Ava Michelle Cota (born April 10, 2002) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as the character Jodi Kreyman in the Netflix comedies Tall Girl and Tall Girl 2. She made regular appearances in the third to seventh seasons of Dance Moms, as well as being a member of the Select Ensemble team in season four for a short time. Cota was born on April 10, 2002, and was raised in Fenton, Michigan. She attended JC's Broadway Dance Academy which was owned and operated by her mother Jeanette, but closed permanently in 2022. Michelle was a guest dancer of the ALDC "Select Team" in season 4 of Dance Moms. Michelle has been trained in contemporary, ballet, pointe, jazz, and tap dance. She is also a model and made her debut on the runway for New York Fashion Week in 2017. In 2018, she launched a social media campaign, #13Reasons4Me, that encourages people to list 13 things they love about themselves or in their lives.