Jazz 3 (ages 14-18) with Melissa Rector

Tuesday 4:30-6:00pm

Dress Code: Any color leotard or tank top and dance pants. Hair pulled back. Teacher-approved cover-ups. No baggy, loose-fitting clothing or booty shorts are allowed. Boys: white t-shirt with black or navy blue pants/shorts. Bare feet for Jazz 3.

Melissa Rector- After studying at the North Carolina School of the Arts and Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Melissa obtained her Certificate of Dance from The University of the Arts in 1993. Following graduation, she obtained a scholarship to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet. Melissa has been dancing with Koresh Dance Company since its inception in 1991 and is the company’s Assistant Artistic Director. At the Koresh School of Dance she teaches her unique style that blends Modern Jazz and Luigi technique. Additionally, Melissa is the Artistic Director and Choreographer for the Koresh Youth Ensemble. Her work has been performed locally at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Philadelphia Youth Dance Festival, Annenberg Center, Drexel University’s Mandell Theater, PeriDance Capezio Center in New York City, among other places. She frequently travels around the country to perform, teach master classes, and set choreography on students.