Michele Jongeneel, originally from Southern California, received her BFA in Dance Performance from California State University, Long Beach. Upon relocating to New York City in 2002, she began working withAMDat/Andrea Haenggi, perfoming onstage and in site-specific works throughout New York, Switzerland, Germany, and Moscw. Other credits include: Esse Aficionado, Oliver Steele, Natasha Trifan, Momentum Dance Theater/Christie Freeman, Sudden Enlightenment Theater, and Synthesis Dance Project. This is Michele's first season with Naganuma Dance.