Melanie Hamrick

Melanie Hamrick is a professionally trained ballerina whose career spanned over 16 years with American Ballet Theatre. She graduated from the Kirov Academy of Ballet and received additional training at the School of American Ballet. While working with ABT, she was a guest artist with Universal Ballet in South Korea, and she has worked with renowned choreographers such as Alexei Ratmansky, Christopher Wheeldon, Benjamin Millepied, Twyla Tharp, Kevin McKenzie, and Mark Morris. She has been seen in W Magazine, Vogue, and Marie Claire and has been a movement coach on photoshoots with Vogue and multiple exercise brands.

Working with Head Start, Youth American Grand Prix, DanceWave, and schools in the Caribbean, Hamrick has devoted much of her time to teaching dance through non-profit organizations. In 2019, Hamrick was selected as a choreographer for ABT Women’s Movement, and as a choreographer, her works have been featured at the Mariinsky Theatre, at the Youth America Grand Prix, and on Dancing With the Stars. With Christine Shevchenko and Joanna DeFelice, Hamrick is a founder of Live Arts Global, through which she has performed, created and produced events around the world. She is the author of two novels, published by Penguin Random House.