Mia Arbatova (née Hirschwald)[1] (Hebrew: מיה ארבטובה, Russian: Мия Арбатова; 4 March 1911 – 1990) was an Israeli ballet dancer and teacher.

She was one of three daughters of chemist Ze’ev Hirschwald and Zila Schmulian-Hirschwald.

[2] Arbatova danced as the soloist in the Riga Opera Ballet for several years before she relocated to Palestine in 1938.

[2] Arbatova opened her own first ballet studio in a laundry[3] in 1943 in Tel Aviv.

[1] Arbatova was honored by the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo in 1985 with awarding her the title of Honorary Citizen of Tel Aviv for her contributions and continued efforts to the art of dance.