Michaela, a Virginia native, received her early dance training at The Loudoun School of Ballet, and went on to receive her BFA with honors from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, class of 2012. Michaela has danced for Lisa Shriver (PHISH at MSG, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade), Mia Michaels (Mia Michaels LIVE), Ashley Marinelli (The True and Unquestionable Account of Dr. Joseph Snodgrass), Kristen Carcone (Dinner is Served, 2019 Governor's Island Residency), Josh Bergasse (Tisch Gala 2010, Jazz at Lincoln Center), Greg Graham (Tisch Gala 2012), Katarzyna Skarpetowska (Jacob's Pillow with Periapsis Music and Dance), Ray Mercer (Hudson Valley Dance Festival,), and Larry Keigwin, and has worked with Josh Prince and Dance Lab New York, both as a company dancer and as company rehearsal director, and continues to work closely with the organization in both capacities.
Michaela is on faculty at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway, is on faculty with OneBeat Dance Brands conventions (Groove, Beyond the Stars), and guest judges for West Coast Dance Explosion. She was adjunct contemporary faculty (spring 2021) at Manhattanville College (Shawn Bible, department chair) and was commissioned to choreograph the 2023 9/11 Memorial and Museum Benefit Dinner opening number (Bloomberg Productions, dir. Natalie Malotke). IG, @michaela_catherine, represented by CESD.
Michaela is expanding into acting alongside her dance career. A headshot, reel, and full details are on the way — for now, consider this a placeholder for what's next.