Melody Mennite is an American professional ballet dancer who currently performs as a principal dancer with the Houston Ballet. She previously danced with the Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre.[1]
Melody Mennite | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 21 |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Career | |
| Current group | Houston Ballet |
| Former groups | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre |
Born in Santa Cruz, California, Mennite trained at Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre, with Suzanne Farrell at the Kennedy Center, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. At the age of 13, she began summer session studies at Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy. In 2000, at age 16, she spent one year on a full scholarship with Houston Ballet II.[1][2] In 2000 she also won a scholarship award from Regional Dance America.[3] She also toured in Austria with Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre.[1]
Mennite joined the Houston Ballet in 2001, at the age of 17, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2008. She appears frequently as a guest artist and also performs with Whim W'Him in Seattle.[1] She was featured on the cover of Dance Magazine and named one of "25 to Watch" by Dance Magazine in 2007.[4]
Formerly known as Melody Herrera[5] or Melody Mennite Herrera,[6] she was married to fellow Houson Ballet dancer Randy Herrera.[4][7] They have one son, Isaac,[2] born February 2004.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Melody Mennite, principal dancer". Houston Ballet. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "Melody Herrera (May/Jun 2011)". Dance Spirit Magazine. April 25, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Houston Ballet | Melody Mennite". www.houstonballet.org. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ a b "25 To Watch: Melody Herrera". Dance Magazine. January 2007. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Melody Herrera, principal dancer". Houston Ballet. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Drake, Nadia (December 16, 2010). "Childhood dance partners Melody Herrera and Lucien Postlewaite, now ballet professionals in distant cities, come back home to celebrate a Santa Cruz tradition". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "Randy Herrera Promoted to Principal Dancer" (PDF). Press Release. Houston Ballet. June 16, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2012.