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SODESchool of Performing Arts
Movement with a point of view
Michela Melone is a Los Angeles based choreographer and movement director working across concert dance, music videos, live entertainment and film. Her movement language blends contemporary technique, Afro-Brazilian tradition, hip hop, breaking and acrobatics, shaped by years of training and work in Italy, Brazil and the United States.
She is the founder and Artistic Director of Almamoto Dance Company, whose original work EGO was created in Aracaju, Brazil. She has performed with Viver Brasil, Diavolo | Architecture in Motion and Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater, in music videos for The Weeknd and JADE, and in campaigns for Xbox, FIFA and Pepsi.
Full bioPress“Commanded the stage with ferocity and focus.”
L.A. Dance Chronicle
Ways to work together
From the studio to the stage, from the set to the classroom.
Rooted in tradition, made for today’s stage
As a dancer and culture bearer of Brazilian dance, Michela brings samba no pé, samba de roda, samba de caboclo, bloco afro and Afro-Brazilian orixá dances to stages, schools and events with respect for where they come from.
She trained with masters in Salvador, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, performs as a principal dancer and soloist with Viver Brasil and as a dancer with Ballet Folclórico do Brasil, and teaches this repertory in residencies and community classes across Los Angeles.
TeachingStage credits
In Motion
Let’s create something together
Choreography, movement direction, live shows, events, residencies and speaking engagements in English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
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