Taya Malgay is a Michigan based dance artist, occupying the roles of performer, educator, and choreographer. She has been dancing through life from age five, ultimately sculpting her passion and career. Taya holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance with a minor focused in Theatre Management/Marketing from Wayne State University. Within her college dance journey she was recognized for many contributions and achievements. From 2019-2020, Taya was a performer and member within the fundraising committee of the company, Dance Workshop. Additionally, she experienced STOTT Pilates Teacher Training where she became an instructor within the Pilates Mentorship Program the following year. From 2021-2022, Taya was the co-artistic director, choreographer, and costume designer of The Virtual Dance Collaboratory (VDC) and showcased in the dance ensemble of Head Over Heels The Musical. She assisted in all Department Dance Program auditions and performed in repertoire produced by some of her colleagues and many renowned choreographers such as Marc Spaulding, Monique Haley, Lawrence Fung, and Madison Hicks to name a few. In 2023, she was awarded a Choreography Copper Foot Award for her self-produced capstone work “There Remains A Gap Between The Frame,” that was presented in The Annual Spring Dance Concert. This year, Taya was honored to return to WSU as the choreographer in their 2025 Spring Musical, The Prom.

Furthermore, Taya has a passion for marketing and digital design from work within her minor. She was involved with Wayne State University Dance Program recruitment and was named social media coordinator of the @waynestatedance Instagram from 2020-2023. Additionally, she worked in the WSU Theatre and Dance Department office where she contributed to community outreach, arts research, developed email campaigns, and organized, edited, and created social media design posts/stories/videos for WSU show promotions. Outside of the WSU Department of Theatre and Dance, Taya was the 2022 president of Wayne State’s chapter under the non-profit organization for building dance-specific career development skills known as “We Are Queens.”

Prior to her professional career as a dance artist, Taya was awarded with several notable scholarships, awards, and opportunities during her competitive dance experience; Hollywood Vibe Company, Intrigue True Performer, Energy Improvisation Dance-Off Winner, Senior Female Honored Dancer Top 20, and Junior Miss VIP Dance.

Currently, Taya continues to dance, teach classes, and choreograph at many studios/schools, as well as extends her love for the arts through marketing and media as the social media manager at Sherry’s Academy of Dance. Taya is most distinguished for her virtuosity, diligence, and integrity to develop through varying dance genres, performance opportunities, dance education, and management/marketing related roles.