Michelle Walter

Michele Walter is a Dance Lecturer and Assistant Director of the Orchesis Dance Company at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo. She holds a B.S. from Cal Poly, where she was a member of Orchesis, and an M.A. in Dance Education from Stanford University. Her studies included work with notable figures like Dr. Elliot Eisner (art education), Inga Weiss (dance movement), and Dr. Janet Ross (dance history).

Her professional experience includes ballet training under former Ballet Russes dancers and performances with Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo and Gilbert Reed Ballet Company. She spent sabbatical time in England, studying and performing in London/Cambridge, and recently trained at Julio Bocca's studio in Buenos Aires. For over 20 years, she taught at Cuesta Community College, developing their dance curriculum and founding the Entourage Dance Company in 1994.

No scientific awards or research grants are explicitly listed in the provided text. Her teaching and choreographic contributions focus on dance education and performance, with affiliations to both Cal Poly and Cuesta College programs.