Michael has been dancing since 1998, but his passion for lindy hop flared in 2001. Since then, he has traveled to numerous workshops, camps and competitions across the country and has worked one-on-one with a who's-who list of top instructors and performers including Sylvia Sykes, Erik Robison, and Bill Borgida among others. Michael joined Focus on the Lindy in late 2003 along with friend and partner Kina.

Michael's dancing is characterized by smooth movement while not falling flat on his butt. His goal as a dancer is to become an intergalactic dictator, ruling the cosmos with an iron fist - whoops, wrong goal. His goal as a dancer is to be able to shift comfortably between styles and techniques ranging from Dean Collins to Frankie Manning, while still not falling flat on his butt.