Our Company

Melinda began her dance journey at the age of 13 under the direction of Kathy Thomas. She attended Brenau University on scholarship, where she performed work by and studied under many renowned choreographers and graduated with a B.A. in Dance Studies in 2017. Melinda performed with Refuge Dance Company from 2017-2020 and then in 2020, Melinda co-founded professional Modern dance company, Profectus where she performed and choreographed for 3 seasons. In 2021 Melinda became the owner and director of En Pointe School of Dance and less than a year later in 2022, she founded the school’s pre-professional dance company and competition team, AVODA Dance Company. Melinda is passionate about telling stories through movement and that reflects in all of her choreography. She has been active in the Atlanta dance community for nearly a decade and in that time, has presented work at festivals, such as Fall for Fall, as well as choreographed and presented a successful evening length work, The Fine Line Between the End & the Beginning in early 2023. Melinda now works to give a professional level of performance experience to her Avoda dancers through her choreography and leadership of the company.