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How lucky are we to welcome these beautiful faces to TDP this week 🥰❤️

We remember. We honor. We will never forget. 🇺🇸 9.11.01 ❤️🤍💙

The BEST first night with our All-stars and minis!! 💚✨ We couldn’t have asked for a better way to kick off the season! So much energy, excitement, hard work, and fun already — we have a feeling Season 9 is going to be something really special. 💫 We’re so happy to be back with our dancers. Here we go, Season 9!! 🖤💚

💚Welcome Back 💚

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We are ready for you Dancers 💚🤍

💚 SEASON 9 IS HERE! 🤍 Our first FULL week of dance begins Tuesday, 9/8! We can’t wait to have everyone back in the studio! ✨ 📸 Don’t forget to tag us in your first day of dance photos!

“ Cosmic Love “ A season 8 favorite 🤍💚 Choreography by Rory Freeman

To Our All Star Families 💚 Here is your Season 9 Calendar! Please take a few minutes to review the important dates and save them to your family calendar so you’re ready for an amazing year ahead. We are so excited to officially kick off Season 9 with our All Stars! 💚 We can’t wait to see everyone back in the studio!

We Welcome Miss Taylor to our Saturday Faculty 💚 Taylor Plourde is a 2026 graduate of The Dance Project with 14 years of combined training in a variety of dance styles. Taylor was also a dedicated member of The Dance Project’s competitive team for many years, where she developed a strong foundation in performance, teamwork, discipline, and technique. In addition to her dance experience, Taylor has extensive experience working with children, including children with special needs, which has helped shape her passion for education. Taylor is currently attending Southern Connecticut State University, where she is studying Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis. She looks forward to combining her love of working with children with the skills and experiences she gained throughout her years as a dancer.

WHY CHOOSE THE DANCE PROJECT #🤍💚 ♥ Highly qualified, experienced teachers ♥ The same quality faculty teaches both our recreational and competitive dancers ♥ Strong, age-appropriate technical training ♥ A Dancer Safe Studio with clear policies and boundaries ♥ A structured environment that encourages independence ♥ We teach teamwork, accountability, kindness & respect ♥ Training for dancers with all different goals ♥ A place where dancers are challenged while still having FUN Quality training. Strong values. A safe environment.

Senior duo choreography with Mandy Gelonese 💚 Can’t wait to see these beauties shine 💛💛

Day 2 of Boot Camp 💕 They are loving their time with Averie 🤍

Night 1 of choreo complete 🔥🔥

Whether you do public school, private school, or homeschool, we’re wishing all of our incredible dancers a happy, healthy, and successful school year! 📚✏️💚 Work hard, be kind, believe in yourself, and make it a great year! ✨ Happy Back-to-School Week, TDP! 💚🖤

We want to wish Miss Sarah the happiest birthday today! We love you & can’t thank you enough for all you do at TDP 💚 Have the best day!

Help us welcome our New Office Manager Miss Alison 💚 Alison Kaminski, is originally from New Hartford, CT and currently resides in Barkhamsted on a small farm with goats, chickens and ducks. She has a B.S. in Horticulture from UCONN. For the last 20 years Alison worked in a corporate management roll, in charge of daily operations of a warehouse, as well as a pay roll specialist. Alison enjoys working in her gardens and taking care of her animals she has at home, as well as watching her daughter dance at TDP. Alison has two children, Becca & Nicholas, and has recently become a grandma. Alison is excited to join the staff at The Dance Project and can’t wait to see all the smiles that come thru the door for season 9!

Fall classes start Tuesday, 9/8 💚

The past 2 days we welcomed The Wolcott High School Dance Team in for their UDA Camp! The team will attend UDA Nationals in Florida in January, this is a first for the team! The booster club has been working tirelessly to support this team. Check out their page for upcoming fundraisers ❤️🦅 wolcott dance team

‼️‼️ only 2 spots left For those of you starting school next Thursday, there is an option to just take the first three days 🤍🤍🤍 Register through our website 💚

Saturday classes ages 5-8! Spots available 🤍💚 Fall classes begin 9/8

Intensive 2026 💚 Our home away from home 🤍 Season 9 … we are ready for you ! #tdpseason9 #ctdancers #bristol

WHAT MAKES THE DANCE PROJECT STAND OUT? 💚 At The Dance Project, we believe in top-notch training AND fun while emphasizing teamwork and developing the whole person—not just the dancer. Several members of our faculty have been teaching for 25+ years, with backgrounds in dance education, professional performance, choreography, adjudication and more. Our faculty understands not only how to dance, but how to teach proper technique safely, correctly and progressively. Our dancers receive strong, well-rounded technical training so that if they dream of pursuing dance in college, a conservatory or trainee program, or professionally, they have the tools and foundation to take that next step. But great dancers are about more than technique. At TDP, we place a strong emphasis on TEAM. We teach our dancers to support one another, celebrate each other’s successes, work through challenges together and understand that being a great teammate is just as important as being a great performer. We also believe in building the whole human. Confidence. Accountability. Kindness. Independence. Resilience. Work ethic. Respect. These are lessons our dancers can carry with them long after they take their final bow. As a Dancer Safe Studio, we maintain clear policies and boundaries that create a safe, structured environment. Our waiting and classroom areas are reserved for dancers and faculty only, allowing our students to become more independent and our teachers to focus on what they do best—teaching. Whether a dancer comes to us once a week simply because they love to dance or dreams of someday dancing professionally, every dancer deserves quality training, a positive environment and the opportunity to have FUN. Strong technique. Great teachers. Teamwork. Fun. And building great humans along the way. That’s The Dance Project. 💚