Etay Axelroad was born in 1995 and graduated from Blich High School in Ramat Gan. He attended in the American Academy of Ballet Summer Course (2012), Peridance School in Manhattan (2013), and SIBA in Salzburg under full scholarships. He was a recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship in 2013-2014.
Etay joined Batsheva Ensemble in 2014 and in 2017 was promoted to Batsheva Dance Company. He has been teaching Gaga since 2015.