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Michelle has been an accomplished tap choreographer for over 33 years.  Michelle has trained with such tap masters as Brenda Buffalino, Mike Minery, Sam Weber and the late Gregory Hines. Well known as the tap trainer and choreographer for Sophia Lucia,  she was also the mentor for the 2013 Guinness world record for consecutive pirouettes broken by Sophia. Her choreography is sought after all over the country and her students can be seen dancing for Fox, Disney, ESPN, NBC's World of Dance and in “Dance Teacher” and “Dance Spirit” magazine.  Many of her students have gone on to have successful careers, dancing with such artists as Britney Spears and Rhianna. Her students hold numerous national championship titles and she is known as one of the most successful tap choreographers in the competition dance industry. Michelle is also the artistic director and founder of the California Tap Company, which houses Team USA world championship tap dancers from across CA, AZ & WA. Michelle's dancers have taken home numerous gold and silver medals at the World Tap Dance Championships in Germany and Prague since 2018. She is proud to call Murrieta Performing Arts Center "home" for the training of this decorated team! Michelle is also proud to have trained Rockettes, both past and present! Aside from all of the accolades in her career as a teacher and choreographer, she still holds the greatest pride in the community of children and families that she has built in the Murrieta area & the communication and problem-solving that she teaches her students to have. "Dancing is wonderful and fun, but it will always be secondary to creating strong, responsible and caring human beings!"-Michelle Miner