Rylie McHale began her dance training at the late age of 11 years old.  After her first year dancing, she competed in the Youth American Grand Prix and was awarded a full scholarship to NYC to dance at Alvin Alley, the Grand Rapids Ballet and was also asked to travel with the director of YAGP to train in Russia.  Given her age, Rylie along with her parents decided it was best to continue her training locally at the Rochester School of Dance and Michigan Ballet Theatre.  After a few more years of training she was awarded many scholarships to the most prestigious ballet companies and trained with Joffrey Ballet Chicago, American Ballet Theatre in NYC and the Grand Rapids Ballet.   Throughout her dance journey she suffered from several injures, and one in particular unfortunately ended her career early as a professional Ballerina. Heartbroken, she struggled with what her backup plan would be, but it was during her injury recovery that she discovered her next passion.  After several months of physical therapy, she began to practice pilates and saw groundbreaking results from the combination of the two.  Not only did she see results in her injury recovery, but also in her strength, flexibility, posture and body awareness that she never gained through dancing. She became passionate about sharing her story and the importance of pilates to people (dancers in particular) and started her own dance training center, “Element Dance Training” which focuses on injury prevention, strong technique, and a sturdy dance foundation.  Since 2018, Rylie has been running a successful business focused on individualized training with her students and has decided to expand Element and bring on partner Tara Bombalski to open Inferno Dance Co.