CONNECTICUT DANCE !
                            PROFESSIONAL THEATRE TRAINING

477 MAIN STREET    /    MONROE, CONNECITUCT  06468    /    (203)261-1347

 FACULTY | STUDIO POLICIES | DRESS CODE | VACATION SCHEDULE

Connecticut Dance!, under the artistic direction of Andrea Smith Hampford, a highly trained, experienced, professional dancer, is dedicated to the instruction of proper dance technique as well as to the enjoyment of the art.

Andrea, whose love for dance is lifelong, has taught since high school and continued to instruct while attending SUNY Buffalo as a dance major. She performed with a professional production company touring throughout the United States and the Caribbean, becoming dance captain and co-choreographer as well as a performer who appeared on national television.

In 1988, after touring with the company for five years, she returned to her first love, teaching. Andrea remains current in the dance field by frequent visits to New York City to continue her own training. She is also active in local theatre productions.

INSTRUCTION AND CLASS PLACEMENT

All students of Connecticut Dance! will receive personal attention and training of the highest quality. We will accept students from pre-school through adult, from beginner to professional. Classes are offered in creative dance, pre-ballet and tap, classical ballet, pointe, tap, lyrical, tumbling, contemporary jazz, Irish step, hip hop, and ballroom. Acting, ballroom and swing sessions are scheduled throughout the season. Private lessons are available upon request. The director will be responsible for placing students in the proper classes.

ANNUAL PRODUCTION

Connecticut Dance! will showcase all dancers in the annual production on June 15, 2003. Information on costumes and costume billing will be forthcoming during the fall season. Anyone not planning on participating in the recital must submit their intentions in writing, to the director, by December 1, 2002.

AWARDS

Participation awards, perfect attendance awards, five, seven and ten year trophies and scholarships are presented at the end of the season.

Classes can be made up by attending any regularly scheduled class at a comparable level. Students are responsible for scheduling make up classes. There are no reimbursements for missed classes that are not made up.

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