River Deep, Mountain High

20 May 2008
Location: Melissa's apartment, Berlin
Featuring: Melissa Maldonado and Jessyka Watson-Galbraith

Eyes On Me 4

14 May 2008
Location: Melissa's apartment, Berlin
Featuring: Melissa Maldonado and Jessyka Watson-Galbraith

Melissa Maldonado

Melissa comes from a Puerto Rican heritage, but grew up in Queens, New York. As a child she took ballet and tap dance with Miss Gloria, but always envied older girls who got to take the flamenco classes. Whilst studying at Colombia University in New York (originally she studied Engineering, later switching major's to Art History) she took many dance classes and surprisingly was re-united with Miss Gloria, finally having the opportunity to learn Classical Spanish Dance. She now teaches Flamenco and other dance styles at a new-style multi-lingual school in Berlin, where she has lived since 2000. It has taken her six years to obtain her Niederlassungerlaubnis and now she is able to stay in Berlin and work in any field she chooses. Melissa is a member of the Let's Talk About Love cast in Berlin. See her website.