Bio

From Oakland, Michigan —>Interlochen —>NYC!

At fourteen Michaella moved from home to attend Interlochen Arts Academy. There she performed works by Agnes De Mille, Joseph Morissey, Justin Koertgen, and was selected to perform at Lincoln Center by choreographer Christopher Williams. She moved to New York City to attend the Ailey/Fordham BFA in dance program and graduated summa cum laude with honors with a double major in International Political Economy and a concentration in Italian Language. Since being in NYC she has performed works by Anna Sokolow, Manuele Vignoulle, Martha Graham, Jessica Lang, Andrea Guajardo, Earl Mosley, Jaclyn Buglisi, Chalvar Monteiro, and more! She has trained at SpringboardX, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Gallim, Jessica Lang Dance, Gibney Company, and Martha Graham Dance School. Michaella has choreographed three staged works as well as various music videos, a musical film, and personal film projects. Her dance film “Maria” was selected to premiere for the Booking Dance Festival 2021 and her film “Outside In” was selected to premiere in the DUMBO Dance Festival 2021. Michaella was also chosen as a choreographer for T2 Dance Company’s SPRINGbreak Chorefest 2021. Currently Michaella is a freelance dance and choreographic artist and teaches ballet, creative movement, and her own movement practice, Movement Empowerment. She also is the co-director of Artist After Hours, a community dance platform based on professional development for young professionals to develop their artistic voices and collectively enhance the education in the dance industry.