MELODY MENNITE / SHAPING STORIES THROUGH MOVEMENT
CHOREO.
A feeling. A story.
A world in motion.
ORIGINAL WORKS
2009—2026Explore selected work
2009—2026Explore selected work
01 / SELECTED CHOREOGRAPHYTHE WORK BEGINS WITH CURIOSITY.
Something felt.
Something shared.
Original works shaped by musicality, imagination, and the people in the room. From intimate chamber pieces to full ensembles, Melody creates worlds that invite us to feel, question, and connect.
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02 / THE ARTISTAN ARTIST, BEFORE ANYTHING.
MELODY MENNITEA life on stage.
A voice of her own.
A choreographer’s imagination.
A dancer’s understanding.
Melody Mennite’s creative practice grows from an extensive performing career with Houston Ballet, where she rose from apprentice to principal dancer in 2008. That experience informs a choreographic voice grounded in musicality, storytelling, and emotional honesty.
Her repertoire spans professional ballet companies, festivals, chamber music collaborations, film, and independent projects. She has created work for Houston Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Ballet Arkansas, AVID, and Cincinnati Ballet, among others.
In the studio, her work places the artist at the center of the process: curiosity, collaboration, and the freedom to bring an individual voice into a shared creation.
Her performing repertoire includes Giselle, Juliet, Manon, and roles created on her by Stanton Welch and Justin Peck.
Explore her performing careerFROM A COLLABORATOR
“Melody’s dedication to AVID, her generosity as an artist, and her fearless creativity make this collaboration especially meaningful.”
Emily Speed
Founder & Artistic Director, AVID
03 / IN THE ROOMTHE PROCESS IS PART OF THE WORK.
Built with people.
Made of possibility.
Listening is a creative act. Music, movement, and the artists in the room become the starting points for something none of us could make alone.
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New creations
Original choreography developed in dialogue with your company and its artists.
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Repertoire
Existing works, thoughtfully adapted to new dancers and new stages.
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In the studio
Teaching, coaching, and creative residencies shaped around the artists in the room.
BEYOND THE STAGEIDEAS. PEOPLE. POSSIBILITY.
More than movement.
A creative life.
Inside the conversations, collaborations, and projects that shape the work.
HOUSTON BALLET / THE DANCER PERSPECTIVE
How a ballet begins.
Melody joins Ian Casady, Connor Walsh, and Oliver Halkowich to discuss music, rehearsal, and the creative process.
Explore the original seriesMaking room
for the next voice.
In 2015, Melody co-founded REACH with Oliver Halkowich and Connor Walsh, creating new choreography to raise funds for arts education in schools.
Read the REACH storyCreation as education.
Selected for Vitacca’s Resident Artist Program, Melody brought her choreographic practice into a collaborative setting for developing dancers.
Read the residency announcement04 / PERSPECTIVESIN PRINT & IN CONVERSATION
“Thrilling, clever
AMBER ELLIOTT · HOUSTON CHRONICLE · ON FLORECIENTE
and breathtaking.”
THE REPERTOIRE2009—2026
A body of work.
View repertoire PDFOriginal creations and adaptations, from chamber works to large ensembles.
2026The Wolff
AVID, New York+
7 dancers · World premiere
2026And Then It Was Flowers
Cincinnati Ballet+
10 dancers · Composer collaboration: Jerome Begin
2025A Deal with Chaos
HSPVA, Houston+
11 dancers
2025Floreciente
Lake Tahoe Dance Collective+
Adaptation
2024The Definition Of
Vitacca Ballet+
Solo
2024The Giving Tree
Bayou City Ballet+
16 dancers
2024Floreciente
PointeWorks+
Inaugural-season adaptation
2023Floreciente
Houston Ballet+
18 dancers · Repertoire entry
2023Beautiful as a Memory
AVID+
Solo · Digital performance
2022The Crimson Prince
Houston Chamber Orchestra+
Original work
2022Heinz Commercial Campaign
Heinz+
2 performers · Choreographer / dancer
2021The 61 and 94
Kansas City Ballet+
8 dancers · Commissioned score by James Templeton
2021What We Keep
Houston Ballet+
Co-choreographed · Score by James Templeton · In-the-round staging
2020We All Are
Contingent Ballet+
Trio · World premiere
2020Nostalgia de las Montañas
Houston Chamber Symphony Festival+
3 female dancers · Live musicians
2018Oh, There You Are
Houston Ballet+
16 dancers · World premiere
2018Pulse
Project REACH+
6 dancers · World premiere
2017This and That or None of It
Project REACH+
4 women · World premiere
2014Next of Kin
Houston Ballet II+
3 women · Adaptation
2013Own
Kingwood Dance Theatre+
11 dancers · World premiere
2012Ana
Ballet Arkansas+
10 dancers · World premiere
2012Sit With Me
Episcopal High School Dance Department+
9 dancers · World premiere
2011Next of Kin
Houston Ballet+
Trio · World premiere
2011Signs of Reason
Houston Ballet+
4 dancers · World premiere
2009Michael Jackson Tribute
Houston Ballet / Four Seasons Hotel+
30 dancers
Film & moving image
Self Sabotage (2011) — choreography for film; Best Short, Festivus Film Festival.
Bryan — fight choreography; Best Fight Choreography, Huntsville Film Festival.
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