The Dance Project in Bristol, CT is led by Artistic Director Kelly Blankschen Cohen, a graduate of Naugatuck Valley Community College with a degree in Visual and Performing Arts. With over twenty years of dance experience and eight years of teaching across Connecticut, Kelly brings a distinguished background that includes training with the Radio City Rockettes, performing at Walt Disney World Resort, and serving as a choreographer for ATTAK Dance Company. The studio's dancers and choreography have been recognized at regional and national levels, with the studio achieving National Champion status in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.