Melia Mariano (born on April 13, 2001) is a competitive dancer who trains and competes with Project 21 in California. Melia previously competed with Dance Precisions, where she and several other dancers received media attention in 2010 over the controversial group routine to “Single Ladies.”

Dances

Solos

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Competition Place Awards
2007 Itsy Bitsy Spider Jazz unknown Hall of Fame (Ontario) 5th in Future Hall of Famer Solos
Starpower (Upland) 8th in Age 8 & Under Competitive Solos
2008 Showoff Jazz unknown Hall of Fame (Ontario) 5th in Future Hall of Famer Solos
Showbiz (Riverside) 4th in Petite Solos
Starpower Nationals (Orlando) 9th in Age 8 & Under Competitive Solos
True Colors Lyrical Molly Long Hall of Fame (Ontario) did not place
2009 Spell on You Jazz unknown Hall of Fame (Ontario) 1st in Future Hall of Famer Solos
Hall of Fame Nationals (Palm Springs) 2nd in Future Hall of Famer Solos
Showbiz (Riverside) 7th in Petite Solos
Showbiz Nationals (Anaheim) 1st in Petite Diamond Solos
2010 Crippled Bird Lyrical Molly Long Showbiz (Riverside) did not place
Some Changes Made Jazz unknown Hall of Fame (Ontario) 1st in Future Hall of Famer Solos
Showbiz (Riverside) 1st in Petite Solos
2011 Poker Face Jazz
2013 It Will Rain Lyrical Molly Long KAR (Pomona) did not place
Starpower (?) 5th in Age 9-11 Power Solos
Single Ladies Jazz Molly Long KAR (Pomona) 4th in Age 9-11 Intermediate Solos
2014 1,000 Sundowns Contemporary Amy Nadeau KAR (
Kiss Jazz
2018 In Song Contemporary Easton Payne Radix (Anaheim) did not place
Sensuality Contemporary Easton Payne 24/SEVEN (Los Angeles) 8th in Teen Solos
NUVO (Anaheim) did not place

Duets

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2008 I’m a WO.M.A.N. Jazz unknown Kiana Mariano Starpower Nationals (Orlando) 4th in Age 8 & Under Competitive Duet/Trios

Groups

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2010 Single Ladies Jazz Molly Long