Melissa Ross has been teaching jazz, hip hop and technique classes for the past fourteen years throughout the United States.  She has choreographed professionally for universities, state and community colleges, high schools and private studios, as well as dance numbers performed in stadiums such as Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams, and the once-known L.A. Raiders.  Ms. Ross was a member of the nationally acclaimed Golden Girls at University of Missouri in Columbia.  She received her Bachelors degree in Child and Family Studies and Dance.  Melissa continues her training annually in L.A. and Utah, and judges in the western United States for regional and national competitions.  Ms. Ross is a staff member of Dance America Summer Slam Dance Camps.  She is excited to share her love for dance at Utah Dance Artists this year.