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A-Max Entertainment MELISSA EMRICO SAG/AFTRA HEIGHT: 5’9” EYE COLOR: GREEN HAIR: BROWN FILM GNOMEO & JULIET DANCER CHOREO: JOHN O’CONNELL STEP UP CLUB DANCER DIR: ANNE FLETCHER AR RAHMAN “THE JOURNEY HOME” (DEC. 2013) DANCER DIR: AR RAHMAN TELEVISION DANCING WITH THE STARS DANCER CHOREO: SHANNON MATHER MISS UNIVERSE 2008 W/ LADY GAGA DANCER “DINA” CHOREO: LAURIEANN GIBSON “SYTYCD” W/ LADY GAGA DANCER “DINA” CHOREO: LAURIEANN GIBSON MTV MALTA W/ LADY GAGA DANCER “DINA” CHOREO: LAURIEANN GIBSON DANCING WITH THE STARS DANCER CHOREO: KEITH YOUNG NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL TOURS LADY GAGA PROMO TOUR DANCER “DINA” CHOREO: LAURIEANN GIBSON AR RAHMAN “THE JOURNEY HOME” DANCER DIR: AMY TINKHAM CATS CASSANDRA TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT FAME THE MUSICAL SWING/ ENSEMBLE CHOREO: JOSH BERGASSE FAME KOREA DC/ ENSEMBLE/ U.S DIR: MICHAEL MCFADDEN STAGE/LIVE PERFORMANCE THE QUESTION MARIANNA CHOREO: JT HORENSTEIN L’EFFLEUR DES SENS CABARET SWING CHOREO: CATI JEAN NIKE DANCER/ MODEL CHOREO: MARLENE CLAYMAN THAT ROGUE ROMEO DANCER CHOREO: TONY TESTA DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM EVENT II DANCER DIR: ARTHUR MITCHELL DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM EVENT III DANCER DIR: ARTHUR MITCHELL TANGO NUEVO DANCER CHOREO: RACHEL BOWMAN ANN REINKING’S B.T.P DANCER DIR: ANN REINKING ALVIN AILEY PROCESSIONAL SUITE DANCER DIR: FABIAN BARNES DANCE INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON DANCER DIR: FABIAN BARNES THE NUTCRACKER SUGAR PLUM BURKE CIVIC BALLET SWAN LAKE ODETTE BURKE CIVIC BALLET MUSIC VIDEOS LADY GAGA “MARRY THE NIGHT” FEATURED DANCER CHOREO: RICHARD JACKSON LADY GAGA “BEAUTIFUL, DIRTY RICH” DANCER “DINA” DIR: MELINA MATSOUKAS LADY GAGA “THE FAME” DANCER “DINA” CHOREO: LAURIEANN GIBSON GUY B “COEXIST” DANCER CHOREO: TONY TESTA COMMERCIALS LIST AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TRAINING DANCE: DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM, THE WASHINGTON BALLET, BDC, EDGE PAC BALLET, JAZZ, HIP HOP, AFRICAN, BALLROOM VOICE: JASPER GRANT WORKSHOPS/ MASTER CLASSES: JT HORENSTEIN, MARGUERITE DERRICKS, ANN REINKING, GREGORY HINES, MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY, DAVE CLEMMONS SPECIAL SKILLS PROFESSIONAL DANCER (BALLET, TAP, JAZZ, HIP HOP, BOLLYWOOD, PARTNERING, SALSA, BALLROOM, AFRICAN), PROFESSIONAL SINGER, FRONT/BACK WALKOVER, AERIAL CARTWHEEL, AERIAL SILKS (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL), HARNESS/ APPARATUS WORK, PAINT, SKETCH, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES .

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