MICHAEL BADGER (Dancer) is a native of New York City and began his dance training at the School of American Ballet.  While he was there, he danced with NYCB and ABT, and was privileged to work directly with George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Mikhail Baryshnikov.  After receiving his BA in Dance and Dramatic Art from the University of California at Berkeley, Michael joined the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company in San Francisco. Michael first joined Stephen Petronio Company in 1999 and has now returned to the Company.  He has most recently been involved with writing and recording music.