Michael Prince – Hip-Hop

Michael Prince (he/him) is a driven, passionate and versatile artist raised in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He began his training at the age of 2 within his family-owned, award winning studio Vlad’s Dance Company. Growing up in this environment helped him develop many skills and traits that became integral to the professional he is today. Work ethic, creativity and positive energy are at the core of his values which makes him a powerful force in any creative process. He trained in an abundance of styles including hip hop, ballet, contemporary, jazz, partnering, waving, breaking, ballroom, tap, modern, tutting, popping, freestyle, choreography, musical theatre, acting and modelling. His love for the arts, experience in multiple industries and professional attitude defines his work. Michael has won numerous awards as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. At the age of 15 he won “Young Choreographer of the Year“ as the youngest recipient of the award at “American Dance Awards”. After years of continued success with his choreographic work in the competitive dance space across North America he eventually contributed his creative expertise when Vlad’s Dance Company won “Studio Of The Year” at the Dance awards in both 2017 and 2019. In 2018 he won “Senior Male Best Dancer “ at The Dance Awards. That following year he toured with Jump Dance Convention, Nuvo Dance Convention, 24/7 Dance Convention and The Dance Awards as a demonstrator and guest performer. Most recently he’s won numerous choreography awards at the Dance Awards including Best Hip Hop Studio, Best Senior Performance and Best Lyrical Performance. He’s also represented “Dancer Palooza” beat squad in Los Angeles as both guest performer and assistant choreographer. Michael has been featured as a Dancer/Actor in various movies and television shows including Disney Channel’s “Zombies 2”, “Zombies 3”, “Bring It On: Cheer or Die”, “Sneakerella”, “The Next Step”, “World Of Dance” and a Netflix original film “Feel The Beat”. He also has a passion for stage and has been a part of multiple theatre productions and contemporary shows. In 2019 he choreographed his very own show entitled “In An Instant” in Toronto which sold out in minutes. That summer he performed in Los Angeles as a guest soloist in Kirsten Russell’s show “Contrary To Popular Belief”. Michael has also worked with award winning Stratford Festival as part of a select team workshopping “Romeo & Juliet”. He’s also been a part of 11 productions with non profit organization “Bridge To Artists” which has been creating critically acclaimed shows in Canada for over a decade. Michael has been featured in music videos for Ukiyo “Friends”, Velvet Code “Mary Offered Ladybugs and Love Yous”, and choreographed for upcoming artist Ose in her music video “Fazed”. He’s also choreographed for Immersion Room television/movie studios and OTF Sick Kids Gala. Michael continues to work on his craft and evolve as a dancer, actor and choreographer. He is hungry to connect and share his passion with other artists in any future opportunities to come.