
Melaina Brill
Lecturer
Dance, College of Performing Arts
Office Location: Sandi Simon Center for Dance
Email: mbrill@chapman.edu
Biography
Melaina Brill is a professional competitive ballroom dancer, coach, choreographer
and judge. Her titles include World Finalist in open professional Smooth, U.S. Champion
in rising star Smooth, and she has been a professional finalist in nearly every major
dancesport competition in the U.S. She teaches all styles of ballroom dance and has
an extensive classical ballet background, adding additional depth and perspective
to her ballroom knowledge. Melaina holds a BS from Brigham Young University and an
MPA from the University of the District of Columbia.