Melanie Doppler has been part of the AOD family since she was 3 years old. She fell in love with dance as she trained at Accent On Dance for 15 years. She then graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in Dance. Her love of dance and teaching inspired her to share her passion with other dancers as a dance teacher and choreographer for over 14 years. She was a dancer, choreographer and board member for Optima Dance (Madison, WI) for 5 years, as well as the founder and choreographer for Fusion Dance Collective (Milwaukee, WI). She taught at the Madison Professional Dance Center, and Accent On Dance Mukwonago before moving to Nashville, TN in 2016 and finding her home as a dance educator and choreographer for 6 years at Dance South Performing Arts. Melanie specializes in dance education for all ages with emphasis on technique, movement qualities and strength training to support her dance students in being well-rounded dancers. Melanie is so excited to be back in Wisconsin with her family, and is honored to be able to continue sharing her passion of dance back where it all began at AOD!