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Melody
Melody McAvoy
Dance styles & skills
- Breaking
- Commercial
- Hip Hop
- Choreography
In motion
Casting measurements
- Height
- 5’5
- Waist
- 29
- Hips
- 37
- Inside leg
- 32
- Shoe
- UK 5.5
- Chest / bust
- 34D
Biography
Melody McAvoy is a London-based dancer, breaker, choreographer and teacher working across film, television and commercial campaigns. Her credits include Wicked, Ed Sheeran at the BRIT Awards, Sloggi, the Esports World Cup opening ceremony and BirdGang at Breakin' Convention. A Red Bull BC One UK top-eight finalist in 2021 and 2022, she combines breaking with commercial choreography and trick-based movement. Melody trained at I Got Soul, with Lee Crowley and Sisco Gomez, and in Los Angeles, New York and Athens. Her teaching credits include Pineapple Dance Studios, I Got Soul and MOVE IT.
Accolades
- Wicked: dance, breaking and stunt work for the Universal film.
- BRIT Awards (2022): dancer for Ed Sheeran at The O2, with choreography by Gareth Walker.
- Sloggi (2024): dancer and model in a worldwide underwear commercial.
- Boom Pods (2024): model for the headphones brand.
- Esports World Cup opening ceremony (2024): dancer in Saudi Arabia.
- Red Bull BC One UK: top-eight finalist in 2021 and 2022. Breaking GB semi-finalist in 2021.
- Breakin' Convention (2022): dancer, breaker and tricks performer with BirdGang at Sadler's Wells.
- Red Bull Dance Your Style (2022 and 2023): choreography, dance and breaking tricks for showcases.
- Justice League stunt and dance showcase (2023): associate choreographer at Warner Bros. Studio, Abu Dhabi.
- The Wanted (2021): assistant choreographer for Stand Up To Cancer at the Royal Albert Hall, and assistant choreographer and dancer for Strictly Full Monty.
- MOVE IT (2024): Face of MOVE IT main-stage choreographer and dancer. Commercial class teaching at MOVE IT in 2022 and 2024.
- Teaching: I Got Soul Performing Arts, Pineapple Dance Studios, Arts Educational College and Uxbridge College workshops.
- Television: dancer on The X Factor and The Voice Kids (2018); assistant choreography for a Britain's Got Talent VT (2017).
- Music and brand work: Amelie Jat's Blush album promo (2024), Pringles global advert (2017), Frank Arens music videos and live performance, and B*Witched's Australia tour (assistant choreographer, 2016).
- Stage: principal dancer in Regal Couture, Soul Asylum, Dance Unite and I Got Tamashii, with additional assistant choreography, stunt staging and tricks credits across I Got Tamashii, Comics and The Sinner.
- Breaking and media (2024): The GG3x3 Summer Tournament, Breaking GB Subway Summer Slam and a BBC Radio 4 Breaking GB interview.
Selected work
