performance
melissa has had the honor to work and perform with the following dance groups and independent artists since 2011.

ballet embody
2019 - present
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2023)
Weekend at Marley Manor: A Murder Mystery Ballet (2022)
The Maryland Nutcracker (2021, 2022, 2023)
summer performance series (2021)
Charette (2021)
An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (2019, 2024)
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Launched in 2019 by Artistic Director Emily Runkle and Managing Director Melissa Lineburg, this contemporary ballet company brings literary works to life

freelance
2017 - present
Therese Gahl presents REFLECTIONS to include Paper Trail (2022) and Fixated (2023) at Atlas Intersections Dance Festival 2023.
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Therese Gahl presents REVIVAL to include Paper Trail (world premiere), Spectre at Atlas Intersections Dance Festival 2022
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DO NOT GO GENTLE (2020 world premiere at Atlas Intersections Dance Festival). Choreography by Therese Gahl
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danceicons choreographic institute
RedMasque (2019, world premiere) Choreography by Alicia Diaz de Leon
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Flavorland (2018, world premiere) Choreography by Kyoko Fujimoto
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Spectre (2017, world premiere) Choreography by Therese Gahl

misako ballet company
2011 - 2021
The Moon Princess (2020)
MOMOTARO (2019)
The Grateful Crane (2015, 2018)
The Celestial Beings (2017)
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Classical Variations:
Gulnara, Syilvia, Esmeralda friend variation, Pharaoh's Daughter, Cinderella wedding solo, Esmeralda Act II solo, Pas de Quatre, Le Corsaire pas de trois, Dying Swan

Connect the Dots Dance Company
2014 - 2019
The Cinderella
Wedding Pas de Deux (2019)
The Nutcracker:
Sugar Plum Fairy (2017, 2018)
Snow Pas de Deux (2018)
Spanish (2016, 2015, 2014)
Ballerina Doll (2016)
Flowers & Snow (2015, 2014)
The Sleeping Beauty:
Puss in Boots (2017)
Lilac Fairy (2016)
The Swan Lake:
Odette/Odile (2017, 2018)
press
April 2024 - Maryland Theatre Guide Reviews Dance Mosaic
13 March 2024 - Baltimore's Fox45
2021 - Misako Ballet Company
2018 - PA Council for the Arts
2014 - Capital Fringe
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