Meli L.
Dancer & multidisciplinary artist based in Miní Sóta Makhóčhe lands since 2019. She migrated to the US in 2018 for graduate school, receiving her Masters from Colorado State University. Meli explores the movement as a means of connection between the several layers that build the physical body for empowerment, and to create transformational experiences, this opens channels of communication and strengthent the sense of belonging within the community and the world. Her research is based on modern, afro-modern, contemporary, lyric jazz, Yoga, Pilates, and Mayan mesoamerican dance techniques. Meli’s artistic career started in 2001 touring in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and the US notably: Nadie es inocente (GDL, MX), Palenque Rojo & Los Dueños del Tiempo (CHPS, MX), Travesía Sagrada Maya (QR, MX) and Con mucho Corazón (Univision MX and USA). Since 2007 she has taught Pre-Ballet, Modern dance, and Yoga. Meli combines her work with an extensive professional dance career in Mexico to provide access and empower communities to share their culture creating dance work that promotes the conservation of the native traditions through access to cultural activities for over twenty years. Meli has been an active member of the dance community since her arrival to the Twin Cities, promoting exchange with local artists in MN, TX, IL, and NC. She is a recipient of the 2022 Generating Room Residency at The Cowles Center, has participated with local dance companies: Time Track Productions 2022 directed by Paula Mann, McKnight International Choreographers Residency with Mario Nascimento and Contempo Physical Dance 2022, Body Watani 2023 directed by Leila Awadallah, eMartin Dance 2023 directed by Erika Martin, Ananya Dance Theatre 2023, Le K’aaba Solo by Alexis Zanety at the Minnesota International Dance Festival 2023, Zenon Dance School 2024 for the Zone program. Meli is the founder of Terra Matter Experiences, Co-Founder/Director of Dance Projects by ME since 2021, and currently is starting her career as an Apprentice Teacher at Club Pilates.