The Dance Studio came under the management of current owner  and artistic director, Amy Famiglietti in September of 2006.  Under the management of Amy, the studio has added nine classes to the Dance Studio’s original class list and also established The Senior Dance Company, Junior Elite Dance Company, and Junior Dance Company.  The Dance Studio has also partnered with some of the industry’s best dancers, choreographers, and dance educators to bring innovative and exciting master class and workshops into the studio for our dancers such as Matt Steffanina (Viral dance sensation, choreography, DNCR director, and DJ), Derek Mitchell (NYC’s Broadway Dance Center, Resident choreography for Hamilton the Regional tour, Revel dance convention), Rosero Mccoy (who has choreographed for Disney Channel’s Shake it up, Keke Palmer, and Toni Braxton), Mary Antonini from West Side Story, Aladdin, and the Prom on Broadway, and Victor Smalley, Angel Armas, and Lucas Triana of Dance Moms Miami to name a few. 

Our three Dance Company teams offer additional performance opportunities to students who are extremely passionate about dancing. The Dance Company has competed and performed at the Pulse Dance Convention, Radix Dance Convention and Nuvo Dance Convention, graced the stage at the Walt Disney World Resort 9 times, Boston Celtics at the TD Garden, performed at the Boston Aids Walk on the esplanade, Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, Faneuil Hall as a part of the Rockette Opening Act Competition, Prudential Center Winter Light’s Festival, Connect for Connecticut and many other local events.   They have also been hired for the filming of an HGTV renovation show and danced in a marketing campaign commercial for a marketing company in Boston.  They were also recently hired to perform a flash mob to celebrate a Boston shopping district’s summer movie night event.

The Dance Studio works to provide a diverse and unique performing arts education to all students in a fun and artistic environment.  We offer classes and performance opportunities to all age groups and students of varying skill levels!  Whether you are looking to pick up dancing after a long hiatus, give it a first try, or are looking for a challenging dance education to help build a future in the performance industry, The Dance Studio has something to offer for you.

Amy’s Mission: “I strive to give the students at The Dance Studio the most well rounded dance education possible. It’s very important to me to stay current with the ever evolving dance world and community and then pass the knowledge I receive onto our dancers.  Dance is so much more than a sport and physical activity and it is very important to me to create art and choreography that makes a difference and tells a story. I never want a student at The Dance Studio to feel like they are performing a dance because “that’s whats happens when you take dance class.” I always want our students’ movement and performance to matter and to mean something more than a series of steps strung together to music. If my students graduate feeling like they understand dance as an artistic form of expression and understand the power of their performance plus have built valuable work ethic and team work skills they can carry into future careers….then I feel like I’ve succeeded.”

Rachel Dakermanji - Lead Instructor at TDS

Rachel is a TDS alumni who is back to join us as an assistant teacher this year! Rachel started dancing when she was 4 years old, and danced with TDS for 13 years before graduating high school in 2020. Since then, she has graduated from Tufts with a major in Mechanical Engineering. Before graduating, Rachel trained in ballet, hip hop, lyrical, and jazz, helped assist during her senior year, and was a member of our Senior Dance Company for five years. Rachel is looking forward to returning to dance/teaching this season at TDS! 

Look for her on the dance floor as a lead ballet teacher on Wednesdays and Assisting Miss Amy on Tuesday afternoons!

Isabelle - Assistant Teacher at TDS

Isabelle is a TDS Dancer, member of our Senior Dance Company and also part of our teaching staff helping our lead teachers with our younger dance classes! Isabelle has been training at TDS since she was in pre-school.  She has a calm confident demeanor in class which helps even our most timid dancers find the confidence they need to take the dance floor! Isabelle has trained in Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern/Lyrical, Acrobatics, and has completed a year of our Faces class program which teaches dancers additional musicality, acting, character development, and production skills.

Isabelle will be assisting in our Thursday Combo classes this season!