NATACHA MELO, mastermind of the Southamerican Network of Dance, speaks at Dance/USA Dance Beyond Borders, Washington DC, USA

[Marlon Barrios Solano]

NATACHA MELO

Break-Out Session Speaker (MANAGEMENT: Networking the Next Generation of Leaders Around the World)
Natacha Melo is a contemporary dance performer and cultural promoter in
Uruguay and Europe, where she works with several dance companies from
Belgium, Germany, France and The Netherlands. In 2001, she launched the
South American Dance Network to promote integration and collaboration
among the various protagonists of the regional contemporary dance scene.
Partnering with Brazil's Idança.net, the Network created the social
network movimiento.org, with a focus on promoting dialog about dance,
reaching more than 2,800 members in less than two years. Natacha has
been co-producer for eight South American Dance Meetings and has
participated in numerous regional events, linking and integrating the
network’s platform with topics such as cultural policy, creation,
production and management, international communication technologies,
arts education and art and social change.

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