The Dance Guild at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
About Us
We are thrilled to be offering classes at the Dance Guild again!
The Dance Guild at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, formerly known as the Children's Dance Guild, is an organization dedicated to providing the opportunity for children to learn creative movement and the art of dance. It has a long history of offering affordable dance classes to Lafayette and the surrounding community.
Our goal is to provide professional level classes to every child or adult who wants to learn to dance. There are no recital or costume fees, only an informal showing for family and friends at the conclusion of the sessions.
The Guild provides tuition scholarships to children with financial need and also provides valuable teacher training for UL Lafayette Performing Arts Majors with a concentration in Dance.
Dina Ternullo Melley - Artistic Director
Dina Ternullo Melley received a BFA in dance from the Boston Conservatory and received additional training from the Joffrey School in San Antonio and Gus Giordano in Chicago. Dina has performed master works by José Limón, Paul Taylor, Martha Graham and Donald McKayle and has toured and conducted workshops nationally and internationally with the Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble.
Dina has had the pleasure of both choreographing works for and performing with the Baton Rouge Ballet Theater, Of Moving Colors, the LSU School of Music, the LSU Opera, the LSU Dance Concert, the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Desert Dance Theatre, and UL Lafayette's State of LA Danse. She has also performed with BRBT’s Ballet for Children, AZDance Group, and Colleen Cavanaugh and Dancers.
Dina has been on faculty at Boston College, Regis College, Louisiana State University as well as numerous schools throughout the eastern and southwestern United States and is currently on faculty at UL Lafayette Performing Arts Department.