✨ National Champions
Technique Award Winners.
“This Bitter Earth”
🤍 Choreography by Kelly Cohen & Autumn Brooks
2026 Starbound National Finals
🥇 Senior Elite Small Group National Champions
🤍Recipient of the Technique Award – Senior Elite Division
Congratulations to these incredible dancers:
• Autumn
• Katelyn
• Lilly
• Emersyn
Season 9 All Star Referral Program!
We’re offering multiple days of All Star classes this season, and we’d love for you to share TDP with a friend.
Refer a new family to our All Star Program and receive a $25 credit on your account once they register!
Help us welcome new dancers into The Dance Project 💚🤍🖤
Congratulations Dancers 💚🤍🖤
Season 8 for Team TDP was magical.
We are so proud of the training program that we have instilled at The Dance Project. A training program that teaches so much more than just dance.
Beyond the trophies, the accolades and all the awards, we are profoundly proud of the community we have built .
To the incredible parents, you are such a crucial key to our success, We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
To every Mom who helped prepare, pack and change their child… we can’t applaud you enough.
Nick Mazza and the TDP Prop Fathers… This would not be possible without all that you do.
To our dancers… we are incredibly proud to be your teachers. ❤️
Time to rest 😘
PROUD 💚 INSPIRED 💚
Two words that come to mind after day 4 Starbound National Talent Comp with our amazing team! Our team poured their hearts on the stage & closed out our last day with their best performances of the season so far ! The love these dancers have for one another is truly what it’s all about. They were there cheering each other on and lifting each other up all day, our hearts are so full and we couldn’t be more proud.
Every single one of our team members mini to senior will take the stage in the final Showcase tomorrow! We are so ready, let’s do this⭐️
Congratulations!
1st Place Competitive Junior Small Group - My Hometown
1st Place 12 and Under Production - We Like to Party
1st Place Senior Elite Small Group - This Bitter Earth
Little Miss Star of Hope - Addison
Invite to the Showcase:
One Nation, This Bitter Earth and We Like to Party
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Day 3 and our hearts are so full! 💚
So proud of the hard work, passion, and love our team brings each day. We can’t wait to see what the rest of this incredible week has in store! ✨🌟
Congratulations!
1st Place Competitive Teen Large Group - Never Letting Go
1st Place Competitive Junior Solo - Emily F
In My Life, I Dreamed a Dream, Set Me Free, Time to Say Goodbye & Sparkling Diamonds are all invited back to the Showcase this Friday💚
Day 2 and we’re celebrating big! 💚✨ Another day of making memories and watching our dancers shine.
Congratulations!
1st Place Competitive Junior Solo - Peyton
Mini Small Group Splish Splash for being invited back to the Showcase this Friday!
So proud!!!
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Our favorite week of the year has begun! 💚✨
We are so proud of our juniors, title dancers, and senior duos/trios for taking the stage with so much heart. What a great start to an amazing week!
We can’t wait to keep making memories and enjoying every moment together. The best is yet to come! ⭐️💚
💚 This is it... the final week of Season 8. 💚
As Nationals begins tomorrow , we want every TDP dancer to know one thing...
Your TDP teachers are incredibly proud of you.
Not because of the trophies you may win or the scores you’ll receive, but because of the dedication, resilience, sportsmanship, and heart you’ve shown all season long.
You’ve grown as dancers.
You’ve grown as teammates.
You’ve grown as people.
Thank you for trusting us, believing in the process, and allowing us to be part of your journey. Teaching you has been one of the greatest joys of this season.
This week, don’t just chase awards—chase the moments.
The hugs backstage.
The laughter with your teammates.
The butterflies before you perform.
The final bow.
The memories you’ll carry long after the music ends.
Dance with confidence. Dance with joy. Dance for each other. Leave every piece of your heart on that stage.
No matter what happens, you have already made us proud.
We love you, we believe in you, and we can’t wait to celebrate one last incredible week together.
Now let’s finish Season 8 the way Team TDP always does—with heart. 💚
Love,
Your TDP Teachers 💚
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to Tim Tuller and Vicky Nadolski for your beautiful words last night. Your kindness, love, and genuine support meant more than you know.
The love that truly is the heart of The Dance Project was felt by everyone in the room. Moments like these remind us that TDP is so much more than a dance school.
Thank you for reminding us what makes this community so incredibly special. 💚🖤
Congratulations 💚
Are they ready?!! Be there next Wednesday night to cheer on our dance dads and divas as they take on the national stage! 💚🎉🔥
Congratulations 💛
2026 Leadership Award Recipients
Leadership is not about a title—it’s about the example you set, the kindness you show, the encouragement you give, and the way you inspire those around you.
These dancers were selected by their teammates and peers as this season’s Leadership Award Recipients
💚 Group 1 Leadership Award
✨ Autumn Brooks
✨ Emersyn Mazza
💚 Group 2 Leadership Award
✨ Lyllian Kelly
✨ Becca Kaminski
MVP RECIPIENTS
The Dance Project Performance Team 2026. Voted amongst their peers
💚🖤 Group 2 MVP 🖤💚
✨ Lyllian Kelly
💚🖤 Group 1 MVPs 🖤💚
✨ Autumn Brooks
✨ Katelyn Lawlor
✨ Vera Therrien
✨ Callie Sowder
🌟 Recognized for their dedication, leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship, and commitment throughout the 2025–2026 season.
We love you Miss Sheri 💚🤍🖤
Today we celebrate Ellie, our final 2026 graduating senior!💚
Your dedication, passion, and love for dance have left a lasting mark on all of us. Watching you grow into the incredible dancer and person you are today has been such an honor. A true light to all of us at TDP!
We are so proud of all you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see where your next chapter takes you.
Congratulations, Ellie! We love you✨🎓💚
Today we celebrate Ellie, our final 2026 graduating senior!💚
Your dedication, passion, and love for dance have left a lasting mark on all of us. Watching you grow into the incredible dancer and person you are today has been such an honor. A true light to all of us at TDP!
We are so proud of all you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see where your next chapter takes you.
Congratulations, Ellie! We love you✨🎓💚
Today we celebrate, Emily! 💚
What a beautiful journey it has been watching you grow into the incredible dancer and person you are today. As you take your final bow as a senior, we celebrate all of your accomplishments and the memories you’ve created along the way. We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see where your next chapter takes you.
Congratulations, Emily! We love you! ✨🎓💚
Today we celebrate, Emily! 💚
What a beautiful journey it has been watching you grow into the incredible dancer and person you are today. As you take your final bow as a senior, we celebrate all of your accomplishments and the memories you’ve created along the way. We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see where your next chapter takes you.
Congratulations, Emily! We love you! ✨🎓💚
Always working hard 💚
Wishing our beautiful dancer, Averie, the happiest birthday today!! We love you and hope you have the best day💚🎉
Our younger kids loved their acting class with Miss Sara! Join her this Sunday from 12-1 for age 11 up!
Congratulations to our Artistic Director Kelly Cohen on two choreography awards for these two soloists. Beautiful work dancers!
TDP wouldn’t be what it is without this incredible group of teachers. Thank you all for every single thing you do for our dancers, I am so blessed to have you on my team and we all love you so much. Here’s to an incredible season!💚
There’s nothing we love more than seeing our dancers take the stage! We are so proud and so incredibly grateful they all had another opportunity to do what they love. We do not take these moments for granted and love every minute they are up on that stage dancing together! We can’t wait to see our whole team on stage again soon 💚 So much love! Thank you @workitdancechallenge for such a fun and safe environment! #tdpseason3 #dancefamily
PJ day for this little ballerina today! We had so much fun 🎉🥰 Thank you to everyone who wore their PJs this week and donated to the Terryville food pantry!💚 #tdpseason3
“I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow
And each road leads you where you wanna go
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you
And if one door opens to another door closed
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile
But more than anything, more than anything
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small
You never need to carry more than you can hold
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too
Yeah, this, is my wish” 💚
Space is still available for Miss Sara’s acting class this Saturday for ages 6-10! Open to all! Use the sign up link below to hold your spot 🎉
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0848abaf2ba1fc1-acting
Home of the free, because of the brave 🇺🇸
Happy Veteran’s Day to all the men and women who have served our country❤️💙
We love these little dancers! Wear your PJs to class this week and donate a non-perishable item to the Terryville food pantry 💚 #tdpseason3
New England Ballet Theatre is holding an in house master class! Sign up today:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a0848abaf2ba1fc1-master
