Ella Melideo | Photo by Cathryn Farnsworth

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Ella Melideo is a dancer, choreographer, and emerging creative director who grew up in Los Angeles, California training in a multitude of dance forms including ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, tutting, waacking, locking, ballroom, and more. She is pursuing her BFA at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance with a concentration in Choreography for the Screen and Stage, alongside a Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the USC Marshall School of Business. Ella began dancing at three, started working professionally at eleven, and at fifteen began choreographing a series of passion projects.

As a SAG-AFTRA member, she has danced for Sia, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, and appeared in projects for Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and Netflix. At USC, Ella has choreographed and creatively directed student films at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, performed works by Leila Ka, Hope Boykin, and Shahar Binyamini, as well as being the youngest choreographer to be invited to choreograph for CONGRESS: Legalize Dance with a choreographic partner, Madison Lucas.

Ella approaches choreography by creating and solving a series of mathematical equations, patterns, and puzzles. She thrives at the crossroads of artistic disciplines, especially where dance converges with music and film. This is evident in her collaborations with composers and filmmakers where she has made numerous films and seven choreographic works with original music compositions. Upon graduating in 2026, Ella hopes to build a career as a hybrid artist, specializing in choreography for both screen and stage across concert and commercial realms.

Ella Melideo | Photo by Lee Gumbs

Ella Melideo | Photo by Lee Gumbs

Ella Melideo | Photo by Cathryn Farnsworth

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