Michael Balderrama
Michael Balderrama is an American choreographer, Broadway dancer, and producer. He lives in Manhattan, New York, and has had residency there for almost 10 years. Michael has worked with people such as Michael Jackson, Vanessa Williams, and many more. He was born and raised in the state of Texas, but moved to Illinois for his high school years. During high school was when his dance interest peaked. After high school he attended college for one year, but eventually dropped out to live out his dream of dancing. He started off in Los Angeles, and eventually moved to New York to truly let his career take off.
Early life
Michael Anthony Balderrama, who is of Mexican American descent, was born in 1973 at Rockford Memorial Hospital; however, he was raised in a little town about a half-hour outside of San Antonio, Texas, called Hondo. His parents were Maria Balderrama, and Ernesto Balderrama. Maria is one of 3 and Ernesto one of 11. Michael has one sister Michelle. She is currently married with one child. Michael grew up in Hondo until the beginning of high school when he moved to Rockford, Illinois. He attended Keith Country Day School on scholarship. After graduating at the top of his class, Michael was offered many scholarships, including academic and volleyball scholarships to many division 1 schools such as Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Michael however decided to attend Grinnel College on full scholarship.After one year of college, Michael decided to drop out to continue dancing. He had been dancing since the age of 17 at Forest Hills Dance Academy in Rockford, Illinois. Michael returned to Forest Hills and continued to take lessons and teach there for a few years. Michael was married at the age of 19 for only a few weeks before getting a divorce. At the age of 20, Michael had a daughter, Samantha LeAnn Worzella, with Amy Kathleen Worzella. Michael, soon after, left for Los Angeles where his dancing career would truly take off.