Michelle Dorrance

Michelle Dorrance is a tap dancer, choreographer, teacher, director, and performer based in New York City.

Likewise, she has earned many awards and prizes in her career as a professional performer. The famous MacArthur Genius Grant prize or officially known as the MacArthur Fellowship Prize was one of the honors awarded to Michelle in 2015.

Quick Facts: Michelle Dorrance

10 Facts About Michelle Dorrance

1. Michelle Dorrance was born on September 12, 1979, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US, making her age 41 as of now.
2. Although the exact height of Michelle Dorrance is not available, she is estimated to be around the height of 5 feet 7 inches or 1.7 m.
3. The dancer is private about her dating life. So, whether Michelle has a boyfriend or not is a mystery.
4. Amassing over 13.3k followers on her Instagram account, Dorrance is pretty active on her social media posting pictures and videos timely. 
5. For Michelle’s success as a dancer, there is a Wikipedia page dedicated solely to her.
6. Speaking about her family, Michelle was born to M’Liss Gary Dorrance and Anson Dorrance. Her mother is the founder and director of Ballet School of Chapel Hill. Likewise, her father is the coach of the University of North Carolina’s Women soccer team. Michelle has two younger siblings in her family: Donovan Dorrance and Natalie Dorrance Harris.
7. Michelle graduated with a BA from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
8. She is the artistic director as well as the founder of Dorrance Dance. The institute has an Instagram account with over 13.8k followers as well as a website of its own.
9. Since a young age, Michelle has been involved with dancing. At age of 8, she was accepted into the Children’s Tap Company.
10. Michelle Dorrance made her debut as a professional performer when she was just a teenager. At the age of 16, she performed as a soloist with the Squirrel Nut Zippers and swing-revival icons.