477 South Broad Street Meriden, CT 06450
203.641.0886
Studio Information
We appreciate that you are here exploring our studio for your dancer. We are conveniently located on the Wallingford/Meriden line in the Green Olive Diner Plaza across from Planet Fitness. Our studio is spacious with two dance rooms. We offer a wide variety of classes to inspire and develop techniques in our dancers. Our classes are smaller so students are receiving more personalized attention. Whether your child is looking to dance competitively or recreationally, we have the classes and instruction they need to develop in those areas.
Student placement will be determined by the faculty according to age, ability, and previous training. No matter how big or small your dancers’ dreams are, we look forward to making those possible.
It is our mission to build great dance relationships with all of our students, providing them with the highest level of dance education. Through our desire to exceed our student’s expectations, we promise to continue to learn and grow as the dance industry evolves. It will always be our goal to educate our students and show them the importance of learning, yet having fun.
We take great pride in our faculty. Continued education, exceptional choreography, and professionalism are our main priorities. A positive dance experience at Artistic Dance Company is guaranteed because of our love and commitment to dance!
A yearly registration fee of $25.00 must be paid by all students at the time of registration. This fee is in addition to tuition and is non-refundable. The students will perform in an annual recital at the end of each dance year.
Tuition
Tuition is due the first class of each month and does not vary in cases of illness or vacation. A $10.00 late fee will be accessed if payment for each month is not in by the 15th. For any payments made after the 15th of each month a $20.00 late fee will be accessed. We do accept personal checks, however, you will be billed an additional $30.00 for any checks returned due to insufficient funds. Please make checks payable to Artistic Dance Company. No refunds or credit will be given. We also take cash or Venmo.
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Special Features
Renting
The studio is available to rent at any time. Just call
203-641-0886 to confirm a time and date to make sure it won't interfere with any dance classes. We have 2 dance rooms to offer and we are very compromising towards renters.
Definite Availability:
Weekday Mornings/ Late nights
Saturday nights
Sundays
Summer Camps
~A week of fun for all of our dancers to learn and grow with activities and special guest teachers~
Summer camps are open to everyone, please contact us if interested!!!!!
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Competition Team
Our competition team is for the more serious dancers. Participation in our competitive program requires hard work, commitment, confidence, leadership, dedication, and passion. Dancers not only perform at competitions and recitals but also at community and town events as well as nationals. We take great pride in our dancers as they represent the studio at these events. Our competition members have a great deal of studio spirit, support for one another, and are considered role models to our younger dancers and throughout the community. Requirements for the competition team are ballet and summer classes.
We have a senior competition team and a junior competition team
Please contact us for any additional information!!!
Faculty Members
Susan Butler
Director
Susan Butler is the Director of Artistic Dance Company. Sue was the associate instructor at Jazz-N-Motion Studio Dance for 25-plus years and is now transitioning into her own studio.Sue went to Bay Path College and received a degree in theater and dance. Sue attended SCSU and graduated with a BS in Communications. Sue was a part of two major dance companies where she has had the opportunity to travel and compete in many dance competitions on the east coast. Sue is experienced in all aspects of dance but specializes in contemporary, ballet, lyrical, and jazz. Sue choreographs for recreational and competitive dancers and has won many awards such as Choreography, Technique, Studio, and Titlist Awards. She continues to take classes in New York to stay up to date in today’s modern dance world.Sue is CPR Certified to ensure her student's safety.Briana Craig
Tap Instructor
Briana Craig has been dancing for 18 years, trained at Jazz-N-Motion Studio of Dance by Susan Butler and Barbara Pawlak, and assisted there for 5 years. After that, she started teaching at Artistic Dance Company.
Briana is trained in tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, pointe, acrobatics, and hip-hop, and was a part of a tap dance company called "Taplife " based in NYC.
Briana was a regional and national competitive dancer for many years and has won many regional and national awards and scholarships. She was crowned Senior Queen at The Royal Dance Competition in 2021 and won the highest-scoring self-choreography award. Briana's choreography has also won multiple judges' choice awards and choreographed multiple winning routines throughout her time teaching here.
Briana is attending Quinnipiac University to get her bachelor’s degree in diagnostic medical sonography.
Erin Mahoney
Acrobatic Instructor
Erin Mahoney has been dancing for the past fourteen years with training focusing on acrobatics, gymnastics, ballet, and modern dance. She also has experience coaching in a gymnastics gym, where she instructed recreational and competitive gymnasts from toddlers up through level five. Erin is USAG instructor certified and is also certified in Red Cross CPR/AED & First Aid. She is an accredited interscholastic cheerleading coach with five years of coaching experience for a competitive, co-ed varsity team that placed fourth in its division in Massachusetts.Erin performed and toured with the Olga Dunn Dance Company, she attended Naugatuck Valley Community College and graduated magna cum laude with an associate degree in dance. She has trained heavily in ballet and modern dance, performed pieces by renowned artists such as Mary Ann Lamb, Matthew Westerby, Megan Boyd, and Fulbright scholar Aguibou Bougabali Sanou, and also performed in the 5×5 Festival in West Hartford. She was a member of the Terpsichorean Dance Ensemble and served as Vice President on the executive board. Since graduation, Erin has continued to train in ballet and modern for an additional year as alumni, still performing with the Naugatuck Valley Dance Ensemble.Erin completed her bachelor's degree in General Studies at the University of Connecticut and has since returned to school to complete a master's degree in English from Central Connecticut State University.Emma Hartshorn
Beginners' Acrobatic Instructor
Emma Hartshorn has been dancing for 19 years, primarily trained at Jazz-N-Motion Studio of Dance. She is experienced in all styles of dance including tap, jazz, ballet, modern, hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, pointe, and acrobatics, and was a competitive dancer for 10 years. During her time at Jazz-N-Motion, she was an assistant. Emma also attended Educational Center for the Arts (ECA), a half-day performing arts high school where she was trained in primarily modern, ballet, choreography, and contemporary dance. She was also a member of the professional tap company “TapLife” based in NYC. She's trained with the Radio City Rockettes in their summer intensives, as well as performing throughout college in a student-based company DanceWorks.Emma is a recent graduate from Hofstra University with a bachelor of science degree in exercise science. She is now attending Sacred Heart University in their doctorate of the physical therapy program.Outside of school, Emma is a part-time teacher at Jack and Jill Daycare Center where she cares for children ages 6 months to 6 years. She has been working at Jack and Jill for 5 years and is first aid/CPR/AED certified.Classes
*Classes are available to all ages and levels
Tap
Any style or color leotard; any style or color dance pants, dance capris or dance shorts; Black or suntan tap shoes, and hair in a ponytail or a bun.
Jazz
Any style or color leotard; any style or color dance pants, dance capris, or dance shorts; Capezio black or suntan jazz shoes or pirouettes, and hair in a ponytail or bun.
Hip Hop
Any color short-sleeve T-shirt or tank top; capris or loose-fitting shorts or pants; clean tennis shoes or sneakers with good ankle support is recommended, and hair in a ponytail.
Technique/ Strength & Conditioning
Any pair of leggings or shorts; sports bra; tight or loose fitted tank top or short sleeve short. Make sure you have sneakers to wear during class and have your hair up in a ponytail.
Ballet / Lyrical / Contemporary
Black or pink leotard; suntan or pink tights, ballet skirt/ ballet sweater (if desired), pink ballet shoes/pirouettes (advanced students); hair in a bun, no exceptions.
Acro
Any style or color leotard; any style or color capris or dance shorts, hair in a ponytail or a bun, and make sure you are barefoot.
Contact Us
Our Address:
477 South Broad Street Meriden, CT 06450
Email:
artisticdancecompanyct@
Phone:
203-641-0886
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