Melody Mennite is current Vitacca Ballet Artist and former Principal ballerina with Houston Ballet. She has toured internationally to perform the classics as well as contemporary work.

Some of her classical Principal roles include Odette/Odile, Aurora, Kitri, Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Manon, Juliet, The Sylph in Bournanville’s La Sylphide, Nikya in La Bayadere, Ciao Ciao San in Madame Butterfly, Marie in the ballet Marie, Tatiana and Olga in Onegin, Stephanie and Mary Vetsera in Meyerling, Swanhilda in Coppelia, Valencienne in The Merry Widow, and Lise in La Fille mal Gardee. Melody’s most recent international appearance was in the role of Juliet for the Houston Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet tour to Melbourne, Australia.

During Melody’s professional career she has also originated roles in new classical and contemporary productions by choreographers Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, Christopher Bruce, Jorma Elo, Justin Peck, Cathy Marston, Paul Taylor, Aszure Barton, Nicole Fonte, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Olivier Wevers, Oliver Halkowich, Jane Weiner, and Garret Smith as well as in her dual role as dancer/choreographer for several films. Melody enjoys pretty much all forms of dancing. She is passionate about both learning and teaching what she has learned with others. 

Her hobbies include spending time in the outdoors, spending time with her son and two dogs, singing/making music, reading, writing, and practicing new ways to make art.