Ms. Melissa Bettio This is Me

Education

 Web References

1. 1. IDAC: Integrated Dance Artists Collective

   www.idactroupe.com/dancers.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/15/2006   Last Visited: 12/15/2006

   Melissa Bettio graduated from the dance program at Unionville High School and Ryerson Theatre School's Dance Program, where she received her BFA degree as well as completed her Royal Academy of Dancing teacher's certificate. She has worked with choreographers such as Kari Bodrug, Olympia Farmakidis and Miko Sobreira, Robert Desrosiers, Karen Duplisea, Colleen Friedman, Vicki St. Denys, Anne Sprincis and Debbie Wilson. Ms. Bettio has performed in the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival (2001), Dusk Dances (2001), has been a part of both the 2000 and 2001 'Just Jazz' shows, Toronto Fringe Festival 2002, Toe Jam, In Motion, and Moving Foreword, produced by IDAC, OMO Dance Co's Aphrodite Unveiled, Urban Riffs, Planetarium, and the Dora Nominated 'Homo-office-sapiens' by Debbie Wilson.
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   Ms. Bettio has been showcased as both a dancer and choreographer with the Integrated Dance Artists Collective (IDAC) and is the Artistic Director of Dance Odyssey Studios located in Concord. Her choreography has been presented at Toronto Arts Week (2001), The Red Cross September 11th Benefit, OMO's 2002 Choreographic Workshop 'Potluck' and IDAC's Moving Foreword. Melissa has been a member of the OMO Dance Company since June 2001.

2. 2. Company History

   www.omodance.com/bios2.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/17/2005   Last Visited: 11/17/2005

   MELISSA BETTIO joined the OMO Dance Company in 2001. She is a member of Integrated Dance Artists Collective (IDAC) and Artistic Director of Dance Odyssey Studios located in Concord. Melissa's choreography has been presented at Toronto Arts Week (2001), The Red Cross September 11th Benefit, and OMO's 2002 Choreographic Workshop "Potluck". In addition to Debbie Wilson, she has worked with choreographers such as Kari Bodrug, Robert Desrosiers, Karen DuPlessis, Colleen Friedman, Vicki St. Denys, and Anne Sprincis. Melissa has performed in the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival 2001, Dusk Dances 2001, and has been a part of the "Just Jazz" shows, 2000 and 2001. She is a graduate of the Ryerson dance program, where she completed her Royal Academy of Dancing teacher's certificate. Prior to that, she graduated from the Unionville High School dance program

3. 3. entert7.htm

   www.sharenews.com/2005_Archive - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/19/2006   Last Visited: 6/19/2006

   Trinidadian dancers Khadine Afri-Binta Daisley, Lorraine Dookie, Michael Augustine and OMO members Tal Aronson, Melissa Bettio, Caitlin Cullimore, Naomi Lebel, Paul Raposo, Almond Small as well as OMO director and choreographer, Trinidadian native, Anthony Guerra, take to the Artwood stage this trilogy based on the poems of Guyana-native h.jay bunyan.