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Hope DiPietro

Artistic Director

Owner​

Performing Arts Educator 

Competition & Dance Team Choreographer and Coach​

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  • Award Winning Coach & Choreographer

  • Member of Professional Dance Teachers Association of America

  • Board of Directors, Director and Choreographer at Newington Children’s Theater Company (NCTC)

  • Graduate of Central Connecticut State University

  • Alumna: Caroline’s Dance Center, LLC: Dance Legacy

  • Choreographer: The Nutcracker ​

Nicole Ciriello

Associate Director

Performing Arts Educator

Competition & Dance Team Choreographer and Coach

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  • Graduate of The Hartford Conservatory, 2001

  • Director of Visual Rhythm Dance Company

  • Alumna: Caroline’s Dance Center, LLC: Dance Legacy

  • Alvin Ailey Dance Co.-NYC, Synergy Dance Company

  • Fred Astaire Dance Studio & Broadway Dance Center

  • Co-Choreographer: The Nutcracker Dance Team Choreographer & Coach, 2014 Disney Team Choreographer & Coach, Acro Coach

  • Platinum Award Winning Coach & Choreographer, Grand Supreme Champion

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Gina Scacca

Performing Arts Educator

Competition & Dance Team Choreographer and Coach

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  • Alumna: Caroline’s Dance Center, LLC: Dance Legacy, Visual Rhythm Dance Company.

  • Competition Dance Team Choreographer & Coach, Gym Team Coach, Berlin Cheerleading Coach, Co-choreographer for The Nutcracker.

  • Choreographer at NCTC

  • Lead Roles In: The Wizard of Oz, Cinderella.

  • Platinum Award Winning Coach & Choreographer, Grand Supreme Champion 

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Gracie Schilling

Performing Arts Educator 

Competition Choreographer & Coach

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  • Alumna: Caroline’s Dance Center, LLC: Dance Legacy

  • Platinum Award Winning Coach & Choreographer

  • National Title Winner & Dance Champion

  • John Wallace Middle School Show Choir Choreographer

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Caroline Van Austin

Founder

Miss Caroline is a Member of:

  • Dance Masters of America, Connecticut Chapter 18 

  • Dance Masters of America, Certified Test to Teach 

  • Dance Teachers’ Club of Connecticut 

  • Dance Educators of America

  • National Association for Dance and Affiliated Arts

  • Berlin Jr. Woman’s Club

  • Greater New Britain Arts Alliance

  • Theatre Guild of Berlin, Inc

 

Artistic Director the 2023 Theatre Guild of Berlin, Inc's "The Nutcracker"

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