Melanie (Birkeland) Kasel
Melanie (Birkeland) Kasel started dance at the Larkin Dance Studio at three years old. She has been an instructor at Larkin Dance Studio for five years. Her specialty is with our youngest dancers in tap, jazz, and ballet.
She has traveled to numerous cities for dance workshops, competitions and worked with dedicated, trained dance instructors including Tremaine Dance. Some highlights from Melanie’s dance career include appearances in the Super Bowl XXVI halftime show and “Good Company.” She was also televised nationally in 1992 for her Senior Jazz Group with Showstoppers in Myrtle Beach, NC.
In 1997, Melanie graduated from Augsburg College with a degree in K-12 Education. Since then, she has had the opportunity to enhance her dance and teaching skills by choreographing small groups and a large group performing the play “South Pacific” as well as instructing students one-on-one.