About

Melissa Larish is the owner and principle ballet instructor at Ballet Arts of CNY and Artist Director of Mohawk Valley Ballet.  She has been teaching ballet in the local area for over ten years and took ownership of Ballet Arts in 2010.  She is a registered instructor for The Royal Academy of Dance, a prestigious certification requiring rigorous study and pedagogical training. She loves being able to share her extensive training and professional performance experience with the next generation of ballet dancers in her home town.