Episode 5
E5: Melly Mel – Dancer, Spirit in Motion
“What we admire in others often mirrors what’s within ourselves.”
Published
September 23, 2025
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In this episode of RATT: Rebel Artists Through Time, we meet Melly Mel — a dancer whose creative journey is deeply intertwined with identity, grief, joy, and healing.
From a young girl spinning across the floor to a multi-dimensional performer bridging cultures and energies, Mel takes us through her story of motion, stillness, and self-reclamation. She’s part poetry, part fire — and all spirit.
This conversation flows through the beauty of breaking rules, the importance of representing untold narratives in dance, and the legacy Mel is creating by simply showing up, fully, in her truth.
Credits
Host: Dawson DeGraaf
Producer & Creative Director: Michele Mauviel
A Piperlime Productions Original
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