Melissa Heston is a dance and theatre artist who has performed and choreographed works both in the US and abroad. She is verse in many forms of movement including modern, jazz, tap, ballet, folk, and holds a MFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah, and a BFA in Dance and Dance Production from the Conservatory @ SUNY Purchase. In addition to her dance training she has studied theatre intensively with Anne Bogard and the SITI Company in LA and NY as well as director/playwright Helen E. Richardson. She was a competitive gymnast through college, and is currently a triathlete, and cyclist and runs her own studio 360° Private Training.  She lives in Yellow Springs with her family.