Melissa Larish

Melissa Larish is the artistic director of Mohawk Valley Performing Arts where she has choreographed and directed full length versions of The Nutcracker, Cinderella, and The Secret Garden as well as many other shorter works of contemporary ballet. As the owner and principal teacher of Ballet Arts of CNY she teaches ballet to all levels and ages of dancers and coaches intermediate and advanced dancers in works from the classical repertoire. Larish received her BFA in dance performance from Butler University.

Appointed to the Faculty

Educational Background

B.F.A., Butler University