Mishay Petronelli is a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, movement coach, model and actor.

Based in New York and working everywhere.

 

Mishay Petronelli is an accomplished dancer, teacher, choreographer, movement coach, model and actor based in New York City and Los Angeles. Mishay has danced for a wide variety of artists including Jonte’, Janes Addiction, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, Icona Pop, Jennifer Hudson, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Mackelmore, Will Smith, Janelle Monáe, Hailee Steinfeld, FKA Twigs, Kylie Minogue, Demi Lovato, Beyoncé, Janet Jackson and in music videos for Whitney Houston, Nikki Williams, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Madonna and Janet Jackson. Mishay was a founding company member of Dana Foglia Dance. 

Other credits include performances on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, America’s Got Talent, MTV’s “Run’s House,” Fashion Rocks, Glee, Lip Sync Battle, Kids Choice Awards, BET Awards, iHeart Music Awards, Billboard Awards, VMAS, the Oscars, and Assisting Dana Foglia (Choreographer/Creative Director) for Beyoncé’s “Mrs. Carter World Tour” and "On The Run World Tour" to name a few. 

Mishay’s work in the fashion world includes choreographing and performing in Aéropostle’s spring and holiday commercials and the billboard for Times Square, choreographed a commercial for Net-A-Porter, Joe Fresh, and appeared in other commercials and campaigns for, Grand Hyatt, Warby Parker, Verizon, Skechers and Nike. Mishay has also been a part of live performances for Nike events in New York, Los Angeles, Stockholm and on Nike’s Campus in Portland, OR. She has also performed for Sephora’s Fashion’s Night Out NYC, appeared in a print campaign for Converse, has been featured in numerous articles for Dance Spirit Magazine, i-D Magazine, Vogue Magazine, and ESPN Women. As well as a part of Rihanna’s Savage show for NY Fashion Week. 

Mishay has been a part of numerous live performances with a variety of artists. She has traveled the world on tour with Janet Jackson on “Unbreakable World Tour” & “State Of The World Tour” as well as Hugh Jackman’s world tour, “The Man. The Music. The Show”. 

A passionate teacher, Mishay has been on faculty at Broadway Dance Center, and World Dance Movement/Italy. She has taught at numerous National Conventions and choreographs for award winning studios and arts organizations throughout the country. You can also see Mishay featured in the hit movie, “The Greatest Showman”

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