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Melia is a dance historian, educator, and writer. Melia’s educational background is in Communication, Theater, and Dance and her movement training is in ballet, modern, somatic (certified Stott Pilates instructor), social dance, and circus arts. Melia's perspective on movement focuses on gender, sexuality, and socio-political connections. Currently based in Nashville, TN, she covers performances up and down the East Coast.

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BWW Reviews: Seeking Harmony in the Art of Activism

April 3, 2015

Both Erhlich and Armitage's welcoming remarks suggested ambivalence with the scope of this work; Erhlich even said, "we'll just see", and so the evening began.

BWW Reviews: CINDERELLA Straight-Up

January 20, 2015

Sunday, January 18th, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House swelled with anticipation for Mariinsky Ballet in Alexei Ratmansky's Cinderella, conducted by Valery Gergiev.

BWW Reviews: Juilliard Dance Division's New Dances

December 16, 2014

Shouts and sighs intermittently filled The Peter Jay Sharp Theater on Sunday, December 14th in response to Juilliard Dance Division's New Dances: Edition 2014.

BWW Reviews: ANNA'S AMERICANA Provides a Glimpse Into Anna Sokolow's Investigation of the Human Condition

December 10, 2014

Anna's Americana by the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble on December 4th provided a glimpse into Anna Sokolow's investigation of the human condition in the intimate space of The Theater at the 14th Street Y.

BWW Reviews: Wandering with Jessica Lang Dance

December 9, 2014

Jessica Lang Dance premiered The Wanderer at BAM Fisher in a wintery diorama that showcased Artistic Director and Choreographer Jessica Lang's comprehensive design.

BWW Reviews: Mikhailovksy Ballet's THE FLAMES OF PARIS

November 18, 2014

Mikhailovsky Ballet paid homage to universal struggles for justice in their opening performance of The Flames of Paris at the Koch Theater, Friday, November 15th.

BWW Reviews: WAVE RISING - Cycling the Tide

November 3, 2014

No ghouls or ghosts in Program C at John Ryan Theater in the annual Wave Rising Series, although the three piece program had its share of tricks, treats, and characters.

BWW Reviews: Millipied's L.A. Dance Project on the Move

October 20, 2014

At long last, Benjamin Millipied's L.

BWW Reviews: Gone Dancin' with New York City Center's Fall For Dance

October 17, 2014

Tuesday, October 14th, marked the midway point of New York City Center's Fall for Dance and represented companies from three continents: South Africa's Vuyani Dance Theatre in a spiritual meditation, Sara Mearns and Company in full Broadway fanfare, Trisha Brown Dance Company's reconstruction of Son

BWW Reviews: Playing with the Rules at Fall for Dance

October 14, 2014

New York City Center's October 10th Fall for Dance program smartly suited up with Lucinda Childs' Concerto and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (which indirectly featured Sara Mearns of New York City Ballet) in Ohad Naharin's Minus 16.

BWW Reviews: ABT's Ballets for the Bard

July 8, 2014

American Ballet Theatre's Shakespeare Celebration on July 2nd delved into magical mishaps while bidding adieu to dancer Yuriko Kajiya.

BWW Reviews: Boston Ballet's Lincoln Center Debut

July 1, 2014

Boston Ballet's fiftieth anniversary tour culminated in an in-your-face Lincoln Center season.

BWW Reviews: Balanchine Has the Last Laugh at New York City Ballet

May 30, 2014

Wednesday, May 28th, New York City Ballet presented a program bookended by Balanchine.

BWW Reviews: Getting Schooled: Columbia/Barnard Dance Department Spring Concert

April 30, 2014

The young dancers of Columbia University and Barnard College fell back and forth in dance repertory and dared to add their own voices to iconic works at the matinee performance at Miller Theatre, Saturday, April 26th, 2014.

BWW Reviews: Claire Porter's PORTABLES - Dance is a Verb Among Other Things

April 28, 2014

Claire Porter's Portables acted as "grammarians," joyfully drowning in their words.

BWW Reviews: Feelings & Flamenco's Feminine Mystique

March 25, 2014

Dancer Rocio Molina and vocalist Rosario La Tremendita transformed flamenco as feminist and modern in Afectos (Feelings), their U.

BWW Reviews: Legacy of the Myth: Martha Graham Dance Company

March 21, 2014

Martha Graham Dance Company embraced "Myth and Transformation" as its rallying theme and looked to Greece to fulfill that charge at their New York City Center gala performance on March 19th.

BWW Reviews: Paul Taylor 60th Anniversary Marathon

March 17, 2014

The celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of Paul Taylor's choreographic career filled the stage and the screen - computer screens that is, with announcements regarding the company's future trajectory - in the way that only Paul Taylor can.

BWW Reviews: Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Stuns at Symphony Space

March 11, 2014

Gelsey Kirkland Ballet ambitiously presented, per the program notes, an "eclectic program…beginning and ending with ballets by Marius Petipa.

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