Michelle Isaac was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She began dancing at the age of 4 in church, and started formal training in high school at Dr. Susan S McKinney Secondary School of the Arts, under the direction of Zakiya Harris.  Michelle received her BFA in Dance from LIU Post with Honors Recognition in 2015. Shortly after graduation, she performed in Tamara LaDonna's Moving Spirits Inc. as a company dancer, and completed a choreography residency with a contemporary ballet company in Brooklyn, NY. She also performed alongside extremely talented dancers in Fritzlyn Hector’s Artist Ensemble. In 2019, Michelle completed her graduate studies through the Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program at Hunter College, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with her MA in Dance Education and K-12 NY State Certification. 

 

Michelle is one of the Co-Founders of Ntrinsik Movement and functions as the Artistic Director of the company. With Ntrinsik, she has choreographed several works, produced concerts, hosted community and school workshops, and has performed in various theaters such as Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, Symphony Space, The Ailey Citigroup Theater, The Salvatore Capezio Theater, as well as theaters outside of NY. Aside from performing and choreographing, Michelle is currently a full time dance teacher, and continues to provide dance workshops and classes for children and adults in various churches and dance schools throughout her community. Michelle is thankful to God, her family, close friends, and mentors for the constant support and love throughout her artistic endeavors.