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Mickela Mallozzi (born February 22, 1982) is an American TV host and dancer.

Mallozzi was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and comes from an Italian-American family. Her family's heritage has been the inspiration for creating her television series Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi, where she filmed the pilot episode in 2010 in Minturno, Italy, her family's ancestral town. . Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi is a travel series that airs on public television and PBS stations in the United States with a tag line of "Experiencing the world, one dance at a time."

Season 1 of the series consists of 13 half-hour episodes of international and domestic locations: from re-discovering her family’s roots in Southern Italy to exploring the diverse regions of Central Asia in the hills of Turkey, Mallozzi’s travels explore the traditional dances of every culture while connecting with the local community. Season 2 consists of 13 half-hour episodes and features Mallozzi as she discovers the dance & music traditions of local New Yorkers in the ethnic neighborhoods of NYC. Season 3 consists of 12 half-hour episodes featuring international destinations based on Mallozzi's own DNA map. Season 4 is a two-part special featuring Carnival in The Guadeloupe Islands in The French Caribbean.

Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi and Mallozzi herself have won numerous awards for the TV series, including New York Emmy Awards and Telly Awards.