Michelle began creative dance aged three at Mangala Studios of Yoga and Creative Dance. Her performance début with them at age eight saw her dancing as a skeleton and also a leopard in a haunted house. More recently she performed and choreographed in Release (2007, Mangala Youth Dance Company) and Cascade (2010, Release Dance Company). Both works were a combination of improvisation and devised dance and theatre. Michelle joined Travel Art Dance Company in 2011.