Michael Galen

Michael Galen

    Michael Galen is a professional dancer and musician, born and raised in Portland, OR. While his choreography and movement specialisms are rooted in hip hop and other club styles, his performance style has evolved in the intersections between dance, percussion, music and lights.Having laid a solid musical foundation through drum set, piano and percussion, Michael is able to draw on the jazz, hip hop, soul, Cuban and Brazilian aesthetics to improvise and innovate.  As a serious percussionist, he has been drawn to many highly rhythmic and social dances and cultures. His independent study has blessed him with a plethora of masterful music teachers on the west coast and in Ghana and Brazil [including Mel Brown, Gary Hobbs, Jorge Alabé, Miguel Bernal, Massamba Diop, Doglono].