A native of Mill Valley, CA, Malia received her BA in Dance from UCLA, where she also minored in Spanish. However, her dance education began at three years old at multiple local Bay Area studios including Happy Feet, Roco Dance & Fitness, Marin Dance Theatre, Alonzo King LINES Ballet and ODC. There she studied a variety of styles such as tap, jazz, modern, contemporary and ballet.

After graduating from UCLA in 2018, Malia moved straight to NYC and worked with companies such as One Day Dance, Yu.S.Artistry, An Nuo Spiritual DanceArt, Muniz & Makers Dance Company and performed at places like Koresh Dance Come Together Festival, Nazareth College MAD, Dixon Place and Bridge for Dance. Malia has also started choreographing her own projects and films as well as for a music video.

She also is a certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® instructor and has taught all over the city including at Martha Graham School of Dance.