Melissa Pihos
Associate Professor / Dance
- MFA Dance
University of North Carolina at Greensboro - BA Biology
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Teaching Fields: Contemporary, Dance Improvisation, Dance Pedagogy, Dance Kinesiology, Dance in the Community, Choreography, Dance for Camera, Filmmaking, Multimedia Production, Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Social Dance, Ballroom Dance, Introduction to Dance.
Melissa Pihos began dancing at a very young age and has been performing
professionally for over 20 years. She has performed all over the United States and her film work has screened in several film festivals across the country. She has danced for Flatlands Dance Theatre, Van Dyke Dance Group, John Gamble Dance Theatre and Sidelong Dance Company. She has also performed in works by Martha Graham, Larry Keigwin and Twyla Tharp.
She is an award-winning filmmaker and is currently touring her work, PIHOS A Moving Biography as Alzheimer’s disease awareness events. PIHOS A Moving Biography is a documentary dance/film performance that explores the life of her father, NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Pete Pihos and his battle with Alzheimer's disease. The work has toured to Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Lubbock, TX, Philadelphia, New York City and Santa Fe.
Holding an MFA in Choreography/Dance from UNC-Greensboro, her previous dance faculty appointments include UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Charlotte, High Point University and Salem College. Pihos is also a national dance judge for Showstopper and Dance Machine.
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