Melissa MansfieldMar 16, 20183 min readNo More Shame. Beauty is a Performance Art.When I watched the video of my first Reggaeton Fusion performance workshop I felt so bad, I wound up crying. It was not the reaction I...
Melissa MansfieldMar 16, 20183 min readMy Favorite Flash Mob: A Bride's Dream Come TrueThe concept was simple - a groom wanted to surprise his bride with a flash mob at their wedding, since she had mentioned how cool she...
Melissa MansfieldMar 16, 20183 min readOn Stage: Learning to Let Go at the SF Salsa Rueda FestivalIt took three months of rehearsals and was over in 3 1/2 minutes. Even though I was really nervous leading up to it, when the time came,...
Melissa MansfieldJun 17, 20174 min readI'm Trying to Dance with the Pros: Lessons Learned from Just One RehearsalWe spent an hour and a half on less than 25 seconds of the choreography. By the end, I was completely drenched in sweat and dying for...