Michael Bishop, a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, started dance training at age 21 at Belhaven University where he graduated with a BFA in dance and choreography. While at Belhaven Michael trained in the Vaganova based ballet technique as well as modern dance (Graham based), caribbean, improvisational, hip hop and joined T.A.L.K Dance Co. where he danced and toured internationally. Michael served as a rehearsal assistant to the choreographer Christopher Caines for the 2010 International Ballet Competition (IBC). In 2011, he received the Bezalel Award for outstanding artistic achievement in his senior class. Upon graduation Michael moved to New York and began training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT).
Michaels' credits include: David Gordon Pick Up Performance Company National Tour, Deeply Rooted Productions in Chicago, taught at Edge School Of The Arts (ESOTA) in Queens, NY, International European Tour of West Side Story 2012-2014, Forza Malizia Dance Company Rehearsal Director and Choreographer staging several original works that were also featured in ( NACHMO Dance Festival, Fertile Ground Dance Festival, Biomorphic Showcase, El Museo Del Barrio, Harlem Arts Festival and IDACO) , member of LOVING BLACK in the original cast and revised production by Anthony Williams, National Ballet of Canada’s Alice In Wonderland, Opera Philadelphia’s La Traviata, Wick Theatre production of West Side Story, Fringe Festival’s The Dance of Life, Corona Works Crown of Thorns and Amore Impossible, T.A.L.K Dance Messiah Project Russia Tour and is currently contracted with Opera Philadelphia for their National and International touring season of We Shall Not Be Moved choreographed by Bill T. Jones, Amanda Selwyn dance theatre, Bakin/Selissen Dance Project Encounters Dance and the Chase Brock Experience..
Recently Michael is a member of the AGMA Union, Actors Equity Association and is SAG-AFTRA Eligible. He has been IMDB film and dance credits include: Lost In Manhattan, Strivers Row and Poyzen TV-The Fever
Dance Films: Pas De Deux, Afghan Whigs, The Enemy, All Hands On Deck and Self produced Mannequins After Dark.