“To dance is to feel the resonance of your life, to feel delight in your existence. To be human is to be danced by experience, energy, and emotion.”
- Crystal Pite
MIKAYLA HEINRICH-WONG, from Kahalu’u, Oahu, Hawai’i, began her dance training at Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts. She received a dance scholarship to attend Case Western Reserve University, where she earned BAs in Dance and Computer Science, and an MFA in Dance. Mikayla has attended intensives with b12, DanceWorks Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, NW Dance Project, Whim W’him, YinYue Dance Company, and more. She has performed works by Nicole von Arx, Ethan Colangelo, Martha Graham, Joseph Hernandez, Dor Mamalia, and Pascal Rioult. Mikayla joined DanceWorks Chicago in August 2025.