User:Melanieskinner

I am a former soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet. I retired in 2004 and joined the Faculty of Pacific Northwest Ballet for three years. I gave birth to my daughter, Fiona, in 2006 and taught ballet independently until I formed my own business, Powergirldance, a dance class designed for all girls regardless of experience, created for young girls to feel confident about their bodies while addressing issues that affect young girls and all women today- body image, sexism, social media, wage inequity in addition to global issues affecting the equality of women. I ended Powergirldance during the pandemic and have since gone back to school to pursue a degree in Women's Studies.