Melanie Menzel has been grooving with her feet since the day she was born and right from a little girl has been exploring different types of movement such as ballet, contemporary, jazz & hip hop with hip hop being the style that really makes her come alive inside and out.
Yeppoon in central Queensland is where Mel and her Husband Mark are based. Having been married for over 17 years they lived in Toowoomba and on the Sunshine Coast prior to moving to the island-filled region on the Capricorn coast. If you can’t find Mel and Mark anywhere they will be on a secluded beach, hiking, soaking up rays, and generally dropping off the radar and into nature while recharging with some hip hop beats!
Mel’s passion as a dancer is for every person she teaches to know and feel that they can move confidently and be creative just as they are, helping people understand that dance is more than just moving body parts for an audience’s visual pleasure. Her aim when teaching is to help people experience dance as a movement from the heart that takes them on an expressive journey of emotions and creative release inexpressible through any other form. As the founder of the dance and creative arts company Relentless179, Mel coaches dancers on how to tell stories & parables, taking people on a journey to know the awareness of His presence and dance for an audience of One.
Having taken her dance style all over the world to places like the Philippines, Eastern Europe, Asia, and Ethiopia, Mel’s cultural influences and love for people drive her to help people shine through movement and become all they are created to be.
Connect with Mel on Instagram @relentless179
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