Michelle Katcher

Michelle Katcher was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, where she began her training at age seven with Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy under Farah and Michelangelo Canale. After nine years, she moved to Washington, D.C., to study at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, and upon graduation, was invited to train under legendary American ballerina Gelsey Kirkland in New York City. Michelle became a founding member of Gelsey Kirkland Ballet, where she performed numerous principal and soloist roles, including Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Marie in The Nutcracker, and Columbine in Harlequinade. She went on to dance with Ballet Arizona, performing works such as Ib Andersen’s Coppélia and The Sleeping Beauty, along with George Balanchine’s Symphony in Three Movements, Rubies, and Walpurgisnacht. Since joining Sacramento Ballet in 2016, Michelle has worked with choreographers including Ron Cunningham, Val Caniparoli, and Penny Saunders. Her favorite roles with the company include Juliet in Young Soon Hue’s Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella in Paul Vasterling’s Cinderella, Lucy in Michael Pink’s Dracula, and featured roles in George Balanchine’s Tarantella and Apollo.