Michele began her dance training at the age of 7 at the Reston Conservatory Ballet under the direction of Julia Redick, where she was trained in the Vaganova technique. From high school through college, Michele spent her summers in New York in ballet intensives at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy of Moscow, the Joffrey Ballet School, the Open World Dance Foundation, and American Ballet Theater. Michele furthered her dance studies at Butler University Jordan College of the Arts and graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance in 2023. At Butler, she expanded her dance technique to include modern, jazz, improvisation, character, and partnering, with professors Rosanna Ruffo, Marek Cholewa, Cynthia Pratt, Derek Reid, Ramon Flowers, and Paul Taylor alumna Susan McGuire. She studied choreography under Prof. David Ingram and created solos and duets for stage and film. Her favorite roles while at Butler were the Wilis in Giselle, Swan Lake’s Waltz, and Mirlitons in The Nutcracker. Michele also has considerable experience in teaching ballet to children of all ages, both at Conservatory Ballet in Virginia and at Nostalgia Dance Center in Indianapolis. While in Indianapolis, she danced with Ballet Initiative in their Happy Hour for a Cause performance in July 2024. Michele joined New York City’s Chevalier Ballet Company in September 2024. She performed Spanish and Dew Drop in Long Island Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker, and in December 2024 performed in A Dancer’s Christmas with Chevalier Ballet. Michele’s performances with Chevalier include Act 2 of Giselle, New York Stories, Paquita, La Vivandiere, Gossip, choreographed by Danielle Diniz, and Red, White & Blue, choreographed by Sara Knight. Currently, Michele teaches ballet, pointe, character, and tap at Conservatory Ballet in Great Falls, Virginia.