10/01/2026
The dancer in the center of the stage in this video is MHS graduate Mekyra Frison performing in the movie “Best of the Best”, currently the second most-popular movie on Netflix.
Mekyra -- who was actually a co-graduate (in 2024) of both MHS and the CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half Day Program -- is now a junior (but scheduled to graduate in May 2027) at Manhattanville University, majoring in Commercial Dance.
She is represented by the talent agent bloc-NYC, which helped her land a role in the movie, a coming-of-age comedy about friendship and self-acceptance that follows two best friends who join UCLA's competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team with a dream of winning a national championship.
Mekyra is a stunt/dance double for Anjali (one of the leads) and also is a member of the rival USC dance team.
The accompanying photo shows Mekyra (seated) alongside Priyanka Kedia, who plays Anjali.
Also: In this longer video clip, the ‘colorized’ segments show when Mekrya was performing as Anjali’s dance/stunt double.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzeTfEwmdCE
“Best of the Best” was filmed in Jersey City and Montclair, New Jersey, in summer 2025. It was released on Netflix Sept. 18.
Mekyra is the daughter of Milka Frison, the Administrative Assistant & K-8 Registrar for the Manchester Public Schools Office of Family Partnership & Student Engagement.
Said MHS Principal Dr. Amaka Fennimore: “Mekyra is a humble and remarkable human being who is also an amazing talent! I'm thrilled, but not surprised by her success and all that she's accomplishing."