Our Team
Michelle Cruz
Michelle Cruz, aka “La Doctora,” has been dancing Bachata since before she could walk, on her dad’s feet!
She has been a senior member of the Burning River Dance Company since 2016 performing both nationally and internationally. Michelle is a passionate advocate for learning the latest moves yet keeping it true to the dance genre's roots. As a result, she travels to work with world-renowned artists to enhance all she’s learned at Viva with The Dancing Fox. Most recently, she’s been to several festivals including DCBX, New Orleans Salsa Bachata Festival and Ohio’s own SaBaKiZou.
Currently Michelle is a medical student at Case Western Reserve University and is also a certified Thai massage practitioner which informs her understanding of flexibility and energy; two things students battle with when learning movement. Come and get your dance problems diagnosed with La Doctora!