Sol Dans Company
Name: Melody Squire
Company: Sol Dans Company
Dance Level: Experienced
Bio
American choreographer Melody Squire is known for creating visually stimulating work as well as her innate storytelling ability. Her versatility across dance genres makes her a choreographer and director in high demand. Melody often forms long-term collaborations with clients who consider her warm nature, efficiency and expertise problem solving skills highly valued.
Melody began working in the industry as a performer in the feature film "Mrs. Henderson Presents." A diverse career followed. Melody has appeared in numerous music videos for artists such as James Blunt, Madonna and 100 Single Ladies, a pop promo viral for Trident featured on Beyonce’s “I AM …” tour. She has travelled to India to work with choreographer Ganesh Hedge, appearing in the Bollywood film The Singh is King, a stadium tour with Shar Ruhk Khan, and as a featured dancer/soloist in the Zee Cine Awards (Bollywood Oscars.) She performed at Buckingham Palace for Prince Charles and numerous performances at the Royal Opera House.
Melody is a well established choreographer. Notable credits include: Stage - Migrations (Welsh National Opera, UK Tour), Tiger Bay the Musical (Wales Millennium Centre), Commercials - Fabletics, Fila, Pinko, The Corrs, Award Ceremonies - UK Music Video Awards, World Class Awards (Johannesburg, SA), Television - So You Think You Can Dance UK, and the Dead Moon 3D which was nominated for Best Music Video and Best Short at the LA 3D Film Festival (USA).
Melody is the founder, choreographer and artistic director of Sol Dans Company, an award winning contemporary dance company. Sol Dans produces live stage shows and narrative dance films in partnership with Arts Council England.
Melody continues to inspire students in the UK with her mentorship program Sol Dans Youth. She is a talent judge for Starpower International and teaches workshops and masterclasses worldwide.
Dance Style: Aerial Dance, African Dance, American Square dancing, Argentine Tango, Ballroom, Bollywood, Breaking,Classical Ballet, Commercial, Contact Improvisation, Contemporary, Dance for Film, Digital Dance, Film, Hip Hop, Historical, Historical / Period, Improvisation, Interactive Digital Dance, Interpretive Dance, Irish, Jazz, Jitterbug, Jive, Large cast movement and staging specialist, Latin American, Lindy Hop, Line dancing, Lyrical, Movement Direction, Musical theatre, National / Folk, Salsa, Staging, Tango, Tap, Underwater and aqua shows
Work Context: advertising,animation,ballet company,cabaret,clubs,commercials,community,composer,corporate events,corporate sector,cruise ships,dance theatre,devised theatre,digital internet,documentary,dramaturg,film,installations,live music,motion capture,music video,musical theatre,opera,outdoor events,own company,pantomime,participator performance,physical theatre,pop promos,puppet shows,pure dance,sports events,stadium arena ceremonies,straight theatre drama,street theatre,television,trade shows,variety shows,video,visual theatre
Personal Contact
Email: melodysquire@gmail.com
Website: http://www.melodysquire.com
Credits
2019
Director/Choreographer: Sol Dans Company
Director/Choreographer and founder of London based dance company.
www.soldanscompany.com
2019
Choreographer: Pineapple Dance Studios
Weekly classes taught to professional and aspiring dancers.
2019
Talent Judge: Starpower International
2019
Talent Judge: Best Dance Group Prague, Czech Republic
2019
Choreographer: Nu Bride Wedding Show
Wedding fashion show celebrating diversity and inclusion.
2018
Choreographer: FILA - Disruptor
Choreographer for series of Film Disruptor advertisements.
2018
Choreographer: Pinko
Choreographer and movement director for Pinko digital clothing campaign #StartWithaTree.
2021
Director of Sol Dans Youth
Sol Dans Youth is an elite training company for dancers ages 12-19, focusing on technique, performance and developing unique individuality in each artist. Dancers learn tools to develop their own choreographic skills as well as dancing for camera. The training sessions culminate with a video project.
2017
Choreographer: Tiger Bay the Musical - Wales Millennium Centre
Choreography for an original musical, commissioned by Wales Millennium Centre in association with Cape Town Opera. Directed by Tony and Olivier nominated director Melly Still and co-director Max Barton featuring a cast of 40 including John Owen-Jones, Dom Hartley-Harris, Noel Sullivan and Suzanne Packer.
2016
Choreographer: #LondonisOpen -City of Creativity and City of Dance Campaigns
Showcasing London as a global city of creativity. #LondonIsOpen to all people and all ideas, celebrating talent in every form. Commissioned by Sadiq Khan, The Mayor of London and featuring choreography by Melody Squire.
2016
Choreographer: Fabletics UK
Choreography for online commercial for Fabletics UK.
2016
Choreographer: Leopard Ball
Waltz performance commissioned for Dame Vivien Duffield's birthday in Sicily. Produced by Riri Productions.
2016
Casting Consultant for BBC film, ABC's of Motion, directed by Simon Ellis
2016
Choreographer: Then Dance Series 2
Collaboration between Great Lake Films and Sol Dans Company funded by Arts Council England. Directed by Jacqueline Pepall with music by Brvnjes.
2015
Choreographer: Bring on the Night, The Corrs, Warner Music UK
Choreography and casting for music video.
2015
Choreographer: Bright New Things, Selfridges
Choreography for commercial directed by Marie Schuller.
2015
Assistant Choreographer: World Class Awards, Johannesburg, SA
Choreography for stage performance and immersive theatre at live awards ceremony including British and local South African dancers as well as Norwegian drummers. Working with AJK Dance and produced by Done and Dusted.
2015
Choreographer: I'm Da Boss, Jike Junyi
Music video for Chinese recording artist Jikejunyi (Summer). I'm Da Boss incorporated Bob Fosse inspired choreography for eight dancers and the artist. Produced by The Pure Agency and Directed by Marie Schuller.
2014
Choreographer: Alone Together
Choreography for short narrative film featuring contemporary and Indian fusion dance. Premiere British Film Institute. Directed by Phil Poppy.
2014
Choreographer: Then Dance Series
Three-part series of dance films funded by the Arts Council of England. Directed by Jacqueline Pepall.
2014
Creative Director/Choreographer: Strictly AMV
Working with AMV BBDO employees and professional ballroom dancers to create Strictly AMV. Developing 25 individual dances to be judged in a live Strictly Come Dancing format. It also involved working with internal and external clients, pitching songs/concepts to ensure variety and entertainment as well as understanding and managing client needs. In charge of choreographing routines for Senior Management as well as opening and closing numbers for all of the contestants.
2014
Choreographer: Take You There, Asha Rae
Choreography for music video featuring House Dance Artist Asha Rae.
2014
Assistant Choreographer: Nick Helm Heavy Entertainment BBC 3
Assist in choreography and staging of Nick Helm and dancers for television performance on BBC3.
2014
Associate Choreographer - Cool Rider Live - Duchess Theatre
Assist with choreography and instruction of dance and movement for West End performance.
2013
Choreographer: UK Music Video Awards
Choreographer for opening dance number and presenter of best dance video category.
2012
Workshop: Viva Forever the Musical
Workshopping choreography for Viva Forever, Spice Girls musical choreographed by Lynne Page.
2021
Migrations - Welsh National Opera
Choreographer and Associate Director
Through six stories, by writers from diverse backgrounds, Welsh National Opera explores migration.
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, we have decided to postpone the premiere of Will Todd’s new opera Migrations that was due to open in Cardiff in October 2020 prior to performances in Plymouth, Bristol, Birmingham, Llandudno and Southampton.
Migrations is an exceptionally ambitious project, with an expanded creative team and a cast of 100 including a gospel choir, a children's chorus, Bollywood dancers, refugees and soloists from across the world. Our Youth & Community team was due to start education work with schools straight after Easter which is not now possible to deliver.
Commissioned to coincide with the sailing of The Mayflower 400 years ago, Migrations interweaves six stories, by writers from diverse backgrounds, exploring the theme of migration through the eyes of different characters experiencing migration in very different ways. We remain absolutely committed to Migrations, and want to ensure that we give this important new commission the preparation and rehearsal it deserves and needs.
2020
Hey Girls
Director/Choreographer
As seen on Sky TV, advert for Hey Girls Do It in Your Pants campaign.
2017
Sol Dans Company Residency - Chisenhale
Director/Choreographer
Sol Dans Company has been in the studio developing a new work, exploring how we cover for/cover up/cover over issues around mental health, especially suicide and depression.
Supported by Arts Council England and Chisenhale Dance Space.