Andrew Mikhaiel ’17

Class of 2017, B.F.A in Dance with a concentration in Ballet. Dancer and Artistic Coordinator with Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal.

I recommend this program to any dancer seeking intensive practical dance training accompanied with equally thorough academic studies. The interconnectedness between body and mind, which is ingrained in the MMC dance curriculum made me not only a proficient dancer but a cognizant artist in the field. I can confidently say that MMC dance department prepared me for a career as a professional dancer and equipped me with the necessary tools to excel in this industry.

About

Andrew Mikhaiel, originally from Mississauga, Ontario, is a professional dancer and the Artistic Coordinator at BJM - Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and has been touring nationally and internationally with the company since 2017. He earned a BFA with a concentration in ballet at Marymount Manhattan College in 2017. He has danced in works choreographed by Andonis Foniadakis, Ihsan Rustem, Barak Marshall, Itzik Galili, Paul Taylor, Aszure Barton, Alexandra Damiani, Larry Keigwin, and Jo Str ømgren just to name a few.

He attended Springboard Danse Montreal in the summer of 2016. Andrew is a member of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) Honor Society, as well as the British Association of Teachers of Dancing (B.A.T.D) certification in teaching acrobatics. He is also a faculty member for Northern Movement - The Acro Convention, and most recently taught at NYCDA’s Winter Contemporary Intensive.

While in NYC, Andrew directed and organized a dance outreach program for NYC public schools, serving 240 3rd-5th graders. He has over 10 years of teaching and choreographing experience and has taught at schools and studios across the United States, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Brazil and Italy. Andrew enjoys working with dancers of all ages and abilities to help strengthen their technique, deepen their artistry, and fuel their passion for dance.