Michelle Clunie was born in Portland, Oregon. As a child, she was very shy and introverted, obsessed only with her rock collection. Michelle's mother introduced her to dance, art and music in an effort to "break her out of her shell." She took up dancing and playing the violin, went on to win several competitions in both, a scholarship to The Academy of Professional Ballet, and spent the last year of high school receiving class credit for work she did with The Keith Martin ballet company.
