michelle tolson
Michelle is an award winning dancer and choreographer with over 35 years of experience in the industry. A sought after teacher, Michelle has taught throughout the East coast and California where she shares her joy of dance and empowers her students to be the best they can be.
Michelle is a former Miss New Hampshire and competed in Miss America in 1996. She is also a former Radio City Rockette where she performed at Radio City Music Hall for six years. While there she performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, on the Today Show and the Isaac Mizrahi show to name a few.
A former professor at Wagner College, she currently teaches at AMDA, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. She also serves as the Academic Department Director for the jazz and tap programs. She is a founding Thrive Dance Experience Faculty teacher as well as a founding faculty member for Flourish Performing Arts in NYC.
Michelle is the dance director at Berkshire Lake Arts Camp. She sits on the board for the Steps Beyond Foundation in NYC. She is the social media manager and member of the Rockettes of Color Alumnae. In her spare time, she is the co-host of the podcast JAM Joe and Michelle’s Dance Podcast, which can be heard on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you stream your favorite shows.