Steven Melendez | |
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Born | 1986 (age 37–38)
Bronx, New York |
Occupation | Ballet dancer |
Career | |
Current group | New York Theatre Ballet |
Website |
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Steven Melendez is an American classical dancer. He is a principal artist with the New York Theatre Ballet and the company's Artistic Director. Formerly, he was a principal artist with the Estonian National Ballet and a soloist with Ballet Concierto in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Born in the Bronx, New York City, Melendez began his ballet training at Ballet School New York at the age of 7, when he was rescued from a New York City homeless shelter and enrolled in New York Theatre Ballet's Project LIFT. [5] He is also a graduate of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre [6]
Melendez has performed internationally [4] [7] in works by Antony Tudor, José Limón, Agnes deMille, George Balanchine, Sallie Wilson, Frederick Ashton and Richard Alston. In 2011 Melendez performed in the premiere of Alston's work A Rugged Flourish. [8] In 2008 Melendez premiered Uinuv Kaunitar by Swedish choreographer Pär Isberg at the Vanemuine Theater. [9]
Melendez was a 2012 Clive Barnes Award nominee [10] and was a finalist at the 5th Rudolf Nureyev International Ballet Competition in Budapest, Hungary. [11] [12] In 2013 Melendez spoke on the "Dancing Through Life, Living Through Dance" symposium as an alumnus of the Professional Children's School [13] Melendez performed with The Men Dancers: From the Horse’s Mouth at the 2012 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in honor of Ted Shawn [14]
Steven Melendez | |
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Born | 1986 (age 37–38)
Bronx, New York |
Occupation | Ballet dancer |
Career | |
Current group | New York Theatre Ballet |
Website |
www |
Steven Melendez is an American classical dancer. He is a principal artist with the New York Theatre Ballet and the company's Artistic Director. Formerly, he was a principal artist with the Estonian National Ballet and a soloist with Ballet Concierto in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Born in the Bronx, New York City, Melendez began his ballet training at Ballet School New York at the age of 7, when he was rescued from a New York City homeless shelter and enrolled in New York Theatre Ballet's Project LIFT. [5] He is also a graduate of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre [6]
Melendez has performed internationally [4] [7] in works by Antony Tudor, José Limón, Agnes deMille, George Balanchine, Sallie Wilson, Frederick Ashton and Richard Alston. In 2011 Melendez performed in the premiere of Alston's work A Rugged Flourish. [8] In 2008 Melendez premiered Uinuv Kaunitar by Swedish choreographer Pär Isberg at the Vanemuine Theater. [9]
Melendez was a 2012 Clive Barnes Award nominee [10] and was a finalist at the 5th Rudolf Nureyev International Ballet Competition in Budapest, Hungary. [11] [12] In 2013 Melendez spoke on the "Dancing Through Life, Living Through Dance" symposium as an alumnus of the Professional Children's School [13] Melendez performed with The Men Dancers: From the Horse’s Mouth at the 2012 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in honor of Ted Shawn [14]