Michaela Ellingson

Michaela Ellingson (she/her) — Jackson, Wyoming, USA — is a movement educator, artist, and community builder focused on cultural change through transforming how women relate to their bodies. She serves as Junior Company Director at Dancers’ Workshop, where for over a decade she has mentored young dancers and shaped learning environments that emphasize process, curiosity, and self-trust over performance or comparison. Michaela is also a Pilates instructor and a longtime performer with Contemporary Dance Wyoming, bringing this work to adults and rural communities throughout the Mountain West. In her teaching, she is developing a clear, shareable methodology rooted in movement, reflection, and ritual that supports women in cultivating presence, confidence, and a more embodied way of being.