[5] He is also a graduate of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre[6] Melendez has performed internationally[4][7] in works by Antony Tudor, José Limón, Agnes deMille, George Balanchine, Sallie Wilson, Frederick Ashton and Richard Alston.
In 2011 Melendez performed in the premiere of Alston's work A Rugged Flourish.
[8] In 2008 Melendez premiered Uinuv Kaunitar by Swedish choreographer Pär Isberg at the Vanemuine Theater.
[9] Melendez was a 2012 Clive Barnes Award nominee[10] and was a finalist at the 5th Rudolf Nureyev International Ballet Competition in Budapest, Hungary.
[11][12] In 2013 Melendez spoke on the "Dancing Through Life, Living Through Dance" symposium as an alumnus of the Professional Children's School[13] Melendez performed with The Men Dancers: From the Horse’s Mouth at the 2012 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in honor of Ted Shawn[14]