| Hometown: |
Miami, FL |
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| Dancing Since: |
Age 5 |
| Seasons with North Carolina Dance Theatre: |
2 |
| Never miss an episode of: |
Two and a Half Men |
| If she weren’t dancing she would be: |
a chef |
| Favorite choreographers: |
Aszure Barton and Jiri Kylian |
From Miami, Melissa received her BFA in Dance from the University of South Florida. She trained at New World School of the Arts and spent summers with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Chautauqua Ballet. Her mentors include Michael Foley, Marielena Mencia, Yanis Pikieris, Paula Nuñez, Sandra Robinson, Jeanne Travers, Gretchen Warren and Lynne Wimmer. In May 2010 Melissa’s choreography was selected by the American College Dance Festival to be performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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