At five years old Michele was asked the ever critical question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Her answer was: I want to be a belly dancer. Although the trials of an underprivileged childhood did not spell D.A.N.C.E. for Michele's future, she always loved spinning around, dressing up and playing 'ballerina'. Fortunately, she found hooping shortly after her 20th birthday and has maintained a personal hoop practice since 2002. She sees it as a tool for communication between her private mind and the world we all share. As a self described introvert, the hoop has served as an instrumental tool in providing a platform for positive interaction with others as well as a source of strength and confidence. Her style is often regarded as athletic, rhythmic and flow oriented. She views the practice of growing through dance through the binoculars of her visual fine arts training as a living work of art. In addition to hoopdance, Michele currently studies capoeira, ballet, hip hop and anusara yoga.