Melinda Fritz is the Executive Director of Dance It Forward. A lifelong advocate for dance education, she has helped lead the nonprofit’s mission to make dance accessible and enriching for students of all ages and abilities in the Susquehanna Valley.

Originally, Melinda was a student of Shana Garling and later Lori and a member of the Greater York Youth Ballet studying and performing a wide variety of dance genres. 

Today, it is her goal to deliver the high-quality programs offered by Dance It Forward in addition to running the productions and grant-writing.

She is a happy grandmother with her husband, John, having 4 beautiful grandchildren and two former dancing daughters!