Tony Meredith was born in San Diego, California. Growing up in a home filled with music by his musician father, Tony started to dance as a toddler. His love of dance grew as he watched American Bandstand and Soul Train, learning new dance steps and keeping up with the latest dance moves.

After he replied to a newspaper ad seeking dance teachers, there was no looking back. He was trained by the dance legend and former co-host of Championship Ballroom Dancing, Ron Montez.

When he partnered with Melanie LaPatin, it created an unstoppable combination. Since 1983, they have traveled the world representing the United States 12 times in the Professional World Latin American Dance Championships. As a team, they have captured over 100 first place trophies. As stated by Tito Puente, with whom they guest-starred, “Here are two people who have taken dancing to the utmost of professionalism and class around the world.”

Whether it’s dancing for 40,000 spectators at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, participating in the ESPN DanceSport Championships at Madison Square Garden, opening for Gloria Estefan at the Copacabana in New York City, or performing at the Congreso Bacardi de la Salsa in Puerto Rico, Tony and Melanie are “an elite partnership and exhibit remarkable artistry,” according to Andrea Mineo of News 12 Long Island.

In addition, Tony and Melanie are in high demand, both as coaches of top dancers around the world and as choreographers for actors in film, television, and Broadway. Their feature film performances include Dance with Me, The Thomas Crown Affair, and The Last Days of Disco. They have also choreographed for the hit Fox show So You Think You Can Dance.

Possessing a versatility of styles from cha-cha to swing, tango to hustle, mambo/salsa to rhythm and blues, this pair has succeeded in captivating audiences worldwide with a blend of skill, artistry, and emotion.

 

TELEVISION/FILM
THE VIEW	2 Segments w-Barbara Walters/ABC
DIRTY DANCING:Havana Nights	Featured Miramax/Dir. Guy Ferland
WHAT NOT TO WEAR	Featured TLC
AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE	Co-Hosts PBS
LAST DAYS OF DISCO	Featured Gramercy Pictures/Dir. Whit Stillman
SECRET WORLD OF BALLROOM DANCING	Featured TLC
LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIAN	Guest Perf. NBC
LIVE FROM IMPERIAL PALACE	Featured PBS- Hoffsburg Palace in Vienna

TITLES
UNITED STATES PROFESSIONAL LATIN CHAMPIONS
DIRTY DANCING CHAMPIONS
DANCESPORT WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS
FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN LATIN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE WORLD TROPHY TITLE HOLDERS
AMERICAN SWING WORLD CABARET DANCE CHAMPIONS
THREE-TIME CHAMPIONS “CHAMPIONSHIP BALLROOM DANCING” (Sponsor, PBS)
COPACABANA MAMBO MARATHON FINALISTS
TWELVE-TIME UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE WORLD LATIN CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Representation: Julie McDonald – Tony Selznick – Andrew Jacobs
Phone: (323) 957-6680 Fax: (323) 957-6688