Meet the team at IDS
Michelle Joyce
OWNER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER AND MENTOR
Born in Wilmington, DE, Michelle began dancing before the age of 5, studying with Anna Marieleo. She continued in the areas of ballet, tap, jazz, acrobatics, modern, Hawaiian, Tahitian and pointe with various instructors including Pauline Goddard, European School of Dance, the Princeton Ballet School, Broadway Dance Center, NYC, Muhlenberg College, Steps NYC and earned a Bachelor of Science in Dance and Dance Education from New York University. Michelle performed in and choreographed numerous college and professional productions and in nightclubs and dinner theaters across, NY, NJ and PA. With the European Dancers and LaChic Dancers. Michelle is thrilled to share her passion for dance and learning with all of her students past and present.
After over thirty years of teaching dance, Infinity Dance Studio is the culmination of a lifelong dream to teach children in our own studio. The past five years as Infinity Dance Studio has been extremely rewarding. All of our classes, dance styles, and competition experiences have made us a wonderful place for our students to grow as dancers and humans! Thank you for all of your support!
Olivia Gulsby
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER, INSTRUCTOR, AND CHOREOGRAPHER
Olivia began dancing at the age of 2 under the instruction of Michelle Joyce and Rebecca Harcar. She continued dancing with them for 18 years, practicing lyrical, contemporary, jazz, tap, and acrobatic styles of dance. She was a part of the Platinum competition team at Infinity from 2017-2021.
Along with Miss Olivia’s dance background, she was a cheerleader both recreationally and competitively, starting at the age of 5. She was a part of Hamilton Stars and Jersey Athletics cheerleading gyms prior to being on her high school varsity team for 4 years, serving her junior and senior year as captain.
Miss Olivia graduated from Rutgers University in May of 2024 with a Bachelors Degree in Communication and Digital Media. She loves being at the at the studio and sharing her lifelong love for dance with the Infinity family.
Annie Johnson
BALLET INSTRUCTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER
Miss Annie began her early training at Ballet Technique, under the direction of Julie Caprio, in Hamilton, NJ. She then attended Butler University, graduating cum laude in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance performances, as well as studying strategic communications.
In the summer of 2014 she toured Eastern Europe with members of Butler Ballet to teach and perform at various schools in Poland, Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. After graduation, Annie joined American Repertory Ballet as a trainee and became a member of ARB II in 2017, and then was promoted to the company in 2018.
Since joining ARB, Ms. Johnson has performed in various roles in numerous productions Kirk Peterson’s Carmen, Beauty and The Beast, and Lombardi Variations; Douglas Martin’s Rite of Spring, Pride and Prejudice, and Coppelia; Mary Barton’s Straight Up With a Twist and Troix Voix; Jose Limon’s There is a Time; Paul Taylor’s Airs; Septime Weber’s Fluctuating Hemlines; Riccardo De Nigris’ Beyond the Normal; Trey McIntyre’s Blue Until June; Amy Seiwert’s World, Interrupted; Ryoko Tanaka’sSaudade; David Fernandez’s Mexican Music; and Myrtha in ARB’s Giselle.