Michael Taylor (educator)

Michael Taylor
Taylor (photo: Taylor Made Dance & Theatre)
Educator · Film and Shakespeare teacher
Personal information
Born	Liverpool, England
Based in	Warren, Pennsylvania
Spouse(s)	Angela Morando-Taylor
Career
Occupation	Secondary and college teacher; co-owner of Taylor Made Dance & Theatre
Known for	Co-founding Taylor Made Dance & Theatre; the Dot Taylor Scholarship
Performance
Companies	Taylor Made Dance & Theatre

Michael Taylor is an English-born educator who co-owns Taylor Made Dance & Theatre with his wife, the choreographer Angela Morando-Taylor. At the studio he teaches film, Shakespeare, creative writing and acting, and serves as academic advisor to students preparing for college.

Early life

Taylor is originally from Liverpool, England.

Career

Taylor is an experienced teacher in both secondary and college classrooms. He and Morando-Taylor ran Taylor Made Dance & Theatre in Boca Raton, Florida, until 2023. The two were the managers of the studio's company, Taylor Made Dance and Theatre, LLC, which they registered in Florida on December 2, 2019, and dissolved in July 2024 after the move north. That year the family moved to Warren County, Pennsylvania, where he teaches at Eisenhower, and the studio reopened in Warren.

The studio's annual Dot Taylor Scholarship, named after Taylor's mother, honours a student for talent and for "kindness" to others. According to a student's family, the award was "very near and dear to the hearts of the Taylor Made Studio's owners, Angela and Michael Taylor".