Melissa began her dance training at Raskin Dance Studio at age 9 and was hired as a backup dancer for Aretha Franklin at 18. While in college, she worked as a rehearsal coach with Hard Drive Productions for Celebrity Cruise Lines and started learning the art of silks. Her dance career has taken her worldwide, from New York to Ireland and Australia, where she performed with various companies and choreographers. Through her studies in pedagogy and kinesiology, Melissa rediscovered her passion for movement while teaching choreography at Raskin Dance Studio. The last six years Melissa has worked with the hammock and the techniques taught by AntiGravity Fitness®  to release stress, improve flexibility, decompress the spine, and lengthen & tone the body.