Melissa Rosado

Live Performances/Stage

• Manhattan Center (NY, NY 2009)
  • "Salsa: The Celebration"-performances by Mambo of the Times Orquestra, Frankie Vazquez Herman Olivera, Frankie Morales, and Jimmy Sabater
• Lehman College (Bronx, NY 2002, 2006)
  • Tribute to Eddie Torres
• Manhattan Center “Ole’ Cuba” Concert NY, NY 2004
• Apollo Theater “Vagina Monologues” NY, NY 2002
  • Performances by Salma Hayek, Lynn Whitfield, Angie Martinez
• Lincoln Center NY, NY 2001
  • Tribute to Tito Puente-performances by the Tito Puente band and Wynton Marsalis
• South Street Seaport NY, NY 2001
  • Tribute to Tito Puente
• Madison Square Garden NY, NY 1995, 2000
  • Performed with Tito Puente, El Gran Combo, Frankie Ruiz, Celia Cruz
• United Nations NY, NY 1997

Television/Film/Commercials

• “Hispanic Heritage Month” Commercial (CW) NY, NY 2006
• Celia Cruz “Oye Como Va” Video Cotton Club-NY, NY 2002
• Univision promotional commercial New Jersey 2001
  • Performed with merengue celebrity Millie Quezada; partnered with Carlos Figueroa
• Puerto Rican Theater Bronx, NY 1996

Congresses/Festivals/Tours

• Montreal Salsa Convention, Montreal, Canada, 4/2009
• Madrid Salsa Congress, Madrid, Spain, 4/2009
• Scandinavian Salsa Congress, Gothenburg, Sweden, 3/2009
• Danzalifestyle Performance Course & Workshops, London, UK 3/2009
• Weekend in Paris, France (solo artist), 2/2009
• Weekend at Majesty in Motion, San Diego, California (solo artist) 2/2009
• MDN 5th Annversary Salsa Party-Belleville, NJ 12/2008
• Todo Latino Salsa Festival, Athens, Greece, 2008
• Brooklyn Salsa Gala-Peformance by "Fuerza Positiva", Brooklyn, NY 11/2008
• Mambo Fateegz Mambo Cruise, Carniaval Cruise Lines, 2008
• Japan Salsa Congress, Tokyo, Japan, 2008
• Punta Cana Salsa Congress, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 2008
• Vienna Tour (solo artist) Vienna, Austria, 3/2008, 10/2008, 1/2009
• Mambo Romero presents Salsa Weekend w Eddie Torres & Melissa Rosado, San Francisco, LA 9/2008
• Hamburg 2008
• Miami Blitz 6/2008
• Vienna Austria 3/2008
• Portugal-Italy Tour Europe 2/2008
  • Lisboa, Portugal; Rome, Salerno, Naples-Italy)
• Frankfurt Salsa Congress Frankfurt, Germany 1/2008
• New Year’s Eve Bash w Salstar Montreal, Canada 12/2007
• European Tour Europe & Asia 10/2007-12/2007
  • Turkey; England (UK Salsa Congress); Paris; Portugal (Lisboa Salsa Congress, Oporto, Braga); Spain (Seville, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruna, Canary Islands); Italy Tour (Rome, Naples, Brescia); Japan Tour (Tokyo, Osaka); Germany Tour (Frankfurt, Nuremburg); Switzerland
• Houston Salsa Congress (Latin Soul Dancers) Houston, Texas 9/2007
• New York Salsa Congress NY, NY 2007, 2004, 2003, 2001
• Korean Salsa Festival Seoul, Korea 8/2007
• Hamburg Salsa Congress Hamburg, Germany 7/2007
• Malaga Salsa Congress Malaga, Spain 6/2007
• Paris Mambo Festival Paris, France 6/2007
• DC Salsa Congress Washington D.C. 6/2007
• Stuttgart Salsa Congress Stuttgart, Germany 5/2007
• LA Salsa Congress Los Angeles, CA 5/2007, 2004, 2003
• Murcia Salsa Congress Murcia, Spain 3/2007
• Spain-Italy Tour Europe 2/2007
  • Alicante, Murcia, Seville-Spain; Rome, Naples, Torino, Brescia-Italy
• Utah Salsa Congress Salt Lake City Salsa Congress 1/2007
• Acapulco Salsa Congress Acapulco, Mexico 12/2007
• Dallas Salsa Congress Dallas, Texas 11/2007
• Shaka’s Studio Grand Opening Washington, D.C. 10/2006
• Bayou City Mambo Houston, Texas 10/2007
• Vancouver Salsa Congress Vancouver, Canada 10/2006
• Mexico City Salsa Congress Mexico City (DF), Mexico 9/2007
• 5 Star Mambo City Salsa Congress London, England 2004-2006
• Chicago Salsa Congress Chicago, Illinois 2006
• Italy Tour with Eddie Torres Italy, Europe 12/2003; 4/2006
• International Dance Festival @Viva Dance Cleveland, Ohio 2005
• NY/NJ Salsa Festival NJ; Brooklyn, NY 2004-2005
• Puerto Rico Salsa Congress San Juan, PR 2003-2005
• Philadelphia Salsa Congress Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2004
• Paris Salsa Congress Paris, France 2004
• Zurich Salsa Congress Zurich, Switzerland 2004
• Texas Congress Houston, Texas 2002

Choreographies

• "Soy Sonerita," Danzalifestyle Performance Course, London, UK 3/2009
• "Mambo Gozon" and cha cha "Title Unknown," Saoco Student Team of Viva Dance Studio, Cleveland, Ohio, 2008-2009
• Team Carnaval Ladies performance "Title unknown;" co-choreography w Adolfo Indacochea "Bendita Illusion," "Vas Bien," Tokyo, Japan, 2005-2007
• "Mambolino," Unified Dancers, Brooklyn, NY 1/2009
• "Descarga a Lo Junior," Fuerza Positiva, Bronx, NY 1/2009
• "Aguanile," Fuerza Positiva, Bronx, NY 8/2008
• "Baila Como Es," Picadillo," (2) "Title unknowns," Steps Youth Dance Company, Bridgeport, Conn 2004-2006
• "Title Unknown," Latin Motion Dance Company (ladies team), Washington D.C., 2004
• Andrea's Dance Recital, Bronx, NY 2003-present

Training

• Current partner of Eddie Torres NY, NY 4/2008-Present
• Jazz and Techinique training w Lisa Maieta of Steps Dance Studio, Bronx, NY, 2007-2008
• Exclusive partner of Adolfo Indacochea Bronx, NY 9/2006-2/2008
• Eddie Torres Latin Dance Company NY, NY 2001-2006
  • Trained in Salsa/Mambo shines and turn patterns; Cha Cha Cha; Pachanga; Flamenco, and Afro-Cuban movement (under Pupy Insua)
• Eddie Torres Junior Company NY, NY 1995-1996
• Kips Bay Boys & Girls Company Bronx, NY 1988-1996
  • Member of the K and Jr. K dance companies
  • Trained in Jazz, Mambo (under Maria and Eddie Torres), Modern, Flamenco, Hip-Hop, African, and Tap
• Pooh’s Dance Studio Bronx, NY 1984-1988
  • Trained in ballet and tap

Special Skills

• Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Bilingual-Spanish
• Aerobics Instructor