Miss Ali has been teaching dance for more than 20 years.  Her training includes Cecchetti Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary, Modern, Musical Theater, Acrobatics, Pilates, Flexibility, and more.  Miss Ali has successfully passed her Associate Teacher’s Exam and the Enrico Cecchetti Final Diploma through Cecchetti USA (CUSA).  Her students have been successful in passing their Cecchetti Ballet Examinations from the beginner levels, all the way through the professional levels.  Most recently, she traveled to Florence, Italy, to attend an international summer course where she studied with Raymond Lukens (creator of the ABT syllabus) and Diane Van Schoor (Royal Ballet).  She is certified in Acrobatics Arts Module 1, 2, & aerials and back handsprings.  She is trained in Alixa Flexibility Modules 1 & 2.
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Miss Ali was a professional dancer at Six Flags New England, the Ballet Mistress and performer for Cecchetti Ballet Theater's "The Nutcracker", and a teacher and guest choreographer for a multitude of studios, preschools, middle schools, dance conventions and more, Her choreography has won numerous awards at competition and her students are constantly noticed for their dance technique and ballet training.  She has also been a dance judge for Throw Down Dance Challenge and Backstage Dance Competition.

Miss Ali  has traveled with dancers throughout the country and the world, showing them that dance is a universal language. She is continuing her studies pursuing a master’s degree in dance education with an added K-12 Licensure from the University of Northern Colorado. Miss Ali is also studying at Kinected in NYC pursuing Kane certification in Pilates. She is a member of Dance Educators of America, National Association of Dance and Affiliated Arts (National Vice President), Cecchetti USA, Connecticut Dance Alliance, and Shoreline Arts Alliance. Miss Ali has a bachelor’s degree in General Studies with a concentration in Accounting and a minor in Economics from Eastern CT State University. She loves teaching and looks forward to sharing her passion with others!

Dance Educator /

Dance Team Choreographer

Miss Alexia grew up in Tolland, Connecticut where her spark for dancing ignited from classes at a local dance school since the age of 2. When an opportunity presented itself, she continued her commitment to dance by moving to New York City to become a Jazz & Contemporary Trainee at Joffrey Ballet School while earning her High School diploma online. After high school she continued her artistic and personal growth while participating in workshops, juggling three jobs preparing her for a diverse future in the arts. She gained a passion for teaching dance when given the opportunity at a local dance studio. This ultimately led her to earn a BFA in Dance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee Class of ‘21. She also assisted at The Elliot School to gain a pedagogic experience. The Dean of the Dance division named her The Dance Pedagogy Scholar of 2020-2021.

Miss Alexia has participated in multiple summer intensives including Paul Taylor, Mark Morris and Joffrey West. Miss Alexia has performed works by Mark Morris, José Limon, Catherine Coury, Bradley Shelver, Daniel Pelzig, among many other internationally recognized choreographers. She is grateful to everyone who has artistically moved her and worked with while in school. An eagerness to know more about every angle of dance led her to become DANCE NOW NYC’S first Programming Intern. She is currently teaching Jazz, Tap, Modern, Acro, Hip-Hop and technique classes at multiple studios throughout Connecticut.  She is dancing professionally with Dimensional Dance through June of 2022.

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Miss Alexia is thrilled to be on the teaching staff at Studio 22, She is looking forward to spending a lifetime in the dance world!

Meghan Daly has been teaching and choreographing in the tri-state area for 10 years including Dance Etc. of Newtown, Connecticut Dance Conservatory of Stratford and Connecticut Ballet of Stamford. She has won several choreographic awards at regional and national competitions.

Meghan has also taught at Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, and Peridance in New York City. She has taught for the Alvin Ailey Summer Camp in Bridgeport for 12 years. She has choreographed musicals for In The Spotlight for 10 years including “Meet Me In St, Louis,” “Damn Yankees,” “How to Succeed In Business,” “Anything Goes,” “Grease,”
“Bye Bye Birdie,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Sugar,” “Kiss Me Kate,” and “Music Man” “The Wiz,” “Suessical,” “Lil’ Abner,” and “The Sound of Music.” She has worked with Northern Plains Dance in Bismarck, North Dakota as well as Paula Brown’s Summer Dance Intensive at George Faison’s Firehouse in Harlem, NY. She has performed for Brice Mousset at several dance festivals and performances through New York and assisted him on several projects including an arial version of Romeo and Juliet. She was highlighted in the premier of Prestige International fashion magazine with Brice Mousset and his company in 2010. She has also performed with Connecticut Ballet in The Nutcracker and Cinderella at the Palace Theater and Bushnell Theater.

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Meghan graduated with honors from Fairfield University with a B.A. in International Studies and Russian and Eastern European Studies. She received a certification from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and Progressive Ballet Technique.

Miss Meghan