Michelle Stolberg

Michelle R. Stolberg started dancing in a studio-based setting while in college, and graduated with a BA in Dance from The University of Iowa in 2013. Prior to her studio work, Michelle found a passion for the visual arts in high school with the Dubuque Senior High School Color Guard and through performing with The Colts Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard based out of Dubuque, IA. While at the University of Iowa, she had the pleasure of dancing for a number of artists, including Christopher Masters, Jennifer Harge, Jessica Anthony, and Deanna Carter. After graduating, Michelle performed with several companies in the northern Illinois region, including Rockford Dance Company, Without Shoes Modern Dance Company, and Bad Wolf Dance Theatre. Michelle has taught on the faculty of Rockford Dance Company and as an Adjunct Professor of Dance at Rockford University. While teaching, she had the opportunity to set work on the students of RPS 205’s Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Program. As she continues her work, Michelle continues to find and produce work based on the intersections of mixed performing arts and advocacy for marginalized communities in her choreography and teaching philosophies. Michelle has shown her choreography most recently at: The Inaugural Rockford DanceMakers Festival, We Are Collective’s 2026 fall show ‘Arts of Lore’, and Chicago Dance Company’s fall show ‘Presence’. Michelle is scheduled to debut two new pieces of choreography in Rockford University’s Orchesis Dance Concert, and additional choreography showcases in Chicago, IL.