Melanie Benz

Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Melanie Benz begin dancing at the age of 4 and trained technically in all forms of dance. The acting bug hit her at age 9 and she landed 20 national commercials.

Melanie continued her dance training in Miami under the famed choreographer Mia Michaels and became an NBA dancer for the Miami Heat. She moved to LA and booked multiple tours traveling the world with Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, and P!NK. She also danced on numerous videos and award shows for Brtiney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jay­Z, Will Smith, Usher, Destiny's Child, Tina turner, NSYNC, and Mariah Carey, just to name a few.

Melanie has also appeared on the big screen in Charlie's Angels II, The Hot Chick, Malibu's Most Wanted, From Justin to Kelly, the hit movie The Lincoln Lawyer (next to Matthew McConaughey), and a Guest­starring role on NBC's The Taxi Brooklyn.

Melanie was the assistant choreographer to Tyce Diorio for Taylor Swift on her sold out The Red Tour. She is currently the assistant Choreographer to Tyce Diorio on the past two seasons of So You Think You Can Dance.

Incredibly passionate, Melanie continues to spread her love of performing and positivity around the country to inspire young dancers, actors, and singers to dream big and embrace their uniqueness!