DANCE INSTITUTE TEACHERS
Mission
through technical training in a friendly and encouraging atmosphere. Our mission is for Dance Institute studentes to have a well-rounded dance education. We are dedicated to our students' self-assurance, poise, and confidence.
Miss Michele
“A dream comes true” is how Miss Michele views Dance Institute LLC. With a passion for dance since the age of 3 and a passion for teaching since 9, the best way to describe Dance Institute is “living a dream.”
“First and foremost I am a teacher,” Miss Michele says. “To see a student learn and then master their technique is an absolute joy for me. Nothing in the world makes me happier than to see my students blossom into dancers.” Miss Michele adapts her style for a wide variety of ages while maintaining a fun and playful atmosphere. Miss Michele has been dancing for 40+ years and is trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, modern, tumbling and ballroom. She accumulated many performances and choreography credits while attending the University of Minnesota. She was also the TA for tap and ballroom courses at the University and started assisting in ballet, jazz, tap and tumbling class at the age of 14.
“Assisting was the best way to develop my technique. After hundreds of plies and shuffles 4 hours a day, 4 days per week, mastery appeared.” says Miss Michele. After college, she taught at a large studio in Minnesota where she developed her choreography muscle that originally appeared in college.
Dance Institute LLC is family-owned and operated and, since we opened our doors in 2005, we’ve treated every customer like they were a part of our family.