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Franky Melendez

@prancing.franky

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Dance Divas was so amazing! 🤩✨ Congratulations to everyone on such a great show ! 🌟🙌

#dancedivas by @prancing.franky

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Happy National Dance Day!! 🩰💖✨

Celebrating with flicks by @renstudio from our performance at Elpis 2026 hosted by @identityperformingarts at @visceraldance

Join us in sharing and celebrating the spirit of dance at Chicago Live at Navy Pier this weekend on Sunday at 3pm! I’m really excited to bring this one back.

Very excited to share the stage with the amazing dancers of @chicagomovementcollective you won’t want to miss it. by @prancing.franky

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Tech for Chicago Live and these divas turned it out!! 💐💖✨

Our set has officially moved indoors to Festival Hall B, so make sure to come early so you can find us. So excited and honored to share the stage with so many incredibly talented artists at Navy Pier this weekend! taken in Navy Pier by @prancing.franky

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See shade <3 at Chicago Live at Navy Pier this Sunday, September 20 at 3pm on the East End Stage! These divas have been crushing it in the studio. If you thought they were fierce before, prepare to really be gagged this weekend!

Images by @renstudio courtesy of @identityperformingarts

#chicagolive #chicagoliveatnavypier #chicagomovementcollective #contemporaryballet taken in Navy Pier by @prancing.franky

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I'm Soooo Happy I got to take class from @hopuyballet and @robertanthony3 for @enbyballet 's open class! These guys are my HEROS! They're the reason I ever dreamed about dancing on pointe in the first place! 🩰 I'm so excited to see them perform this weekend at @chicagoliveofficial ! by @prancing.franky

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It was so meaningful for me to get to dance this high fem choreography on pointe alongside these talented dancers 🎀🩰 Thank you @rene.mvmt for believing in me, and @one.in.a.millie.n and caitlyn.cargnoni for being such fun dance partners! And thanks @laurenwill00 for hyping me up! 😆

#menonpointe #balletboy #balletmen #boysdancetoo #ballet by @prancing.franky

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I'm so happy and lucky to have gotten another opportunity to dance on pointe as a boy! Especially in such a queer show like this one alongside so many of my friends 🥰🖤🤘💪✨

#balletboy #boysdancetoo #balletmen #menonpointe #pridemonth by @prancing.franky

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by @prancing.franky

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It's not black swan.. it's punk! 🤘Im so proud of these sick tutus I made out of garbage bags and safety pins, I think they're so gnarly and cool!🖤🤘 I'll be performing in it for @toddsweirdlife punk show this weekend! God Save The Queen!! It's a truly unique queer dance theater performance full of heart, rebel rousing, and punk rock! Thursday-Saturday!
WARNING - This show contains Nudity, Strobe Lights, and Fog Effects

events.ticketleap.com/tickets/the -permission-project/god-save-the-queen -777660936

#balletmen #queerart #balletboy #menonpointe #ballet by @prancing.franky

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Bringing the shade 🕶️🩷🩰

So honored to be performing in @rene.mvmt 's pointe piece this Friday!

Discount code "36" expires tonight!

Persistent Spring at Ruth Page by @chicagomovementcollective and @winifredhaundancers !
Friday 5/22, 7:30pm

#balletboy #balletmen #menonpointe by @prancing.franky

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Feeling iconic? 💖 Donate to shade <3 at our icon tier and receive a one of a kind pointe shoe signed by the divas and me. You will also get the gifts from the legend, diva, and start tiers: a shade <3 fan, full video of the piece, and a social media shoutout. Your support is needed now more than ever to make this vision a success! 💗

We are two weeks away from the shade <3 premiere at Persistent Spring! Join us on May 22 at the Ruth Page Center, alongside Chicago Movement Collective and Winifred Haun and Dancers 3rd Coast Contemporary Dance Program.

You can also see shade <3 at Elpis Festival 2026 on June 13 hosted by Identity Performing Arts!

#persistentspring #shade #chicagochoreographer #chicagopremiere #contemporaryballet by @prancing.franky

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Our fundraiser has officially launched! 💗Support my new creation, shade <3, and the amazing artists that are making it a reality. We are seeking funds to put toward dancer pay, costumes, and props for this exciting debut.

Catch the premiere of shade <3 at Persistent Spring on May 22 at the Ruth Page Center, alongside a spectacular lineup of artists from Chicago Movement Collective. On June 13, see us at Elpis 2026, hosted by Identity Performing Arts at Visceral Dance Center. Tickets coming soon!

Make a donation and share this post with your community to help shade <3 reach it’s goal. Your contribution makes a huge difference, and we deeply appreciate your support!

🩰: @prancing.franky @caitlyn.cargnoni @one.in.a.millie.n

🎥: @katerinawillis

@chicagomovementcollective
@ruthpagecenter
@identityperformingarts
@visceraldancecenter

#contemporaryballet #chicagodancers #shade <3 #chicagopremiere #danceperformance by @prancing.franky

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