Janet Gambardella Bracale has been the director of Dance Unlimited since its opening in April, 1982. She is well known as a choreographer and performer as well as a teacher. This year she is celebrating 45 years of dance!

Janet Marie has staged and choreographed routines for several organizations and schools, including “Carousel” and “Showboat” for Sacred Heart Academy and “Oklahoma” for Quinnipiac College. She was also the NCAA’s Elite Eight Dance Team Choreographer for 2008.

Janet has judged both dance competitions and cheerleading competitions in the New
England Area. Janet has won awards for excellence in costuming and choreography.
She is a very vivacious and energetic person who shares not only her knowledge of dance with her students, but also her love of dance in every class she instructs.

Janet is also Founder and Director of Excelsior Scholarship Talent Competition. This Talent Competition awards scholarships in all phases of the arts. Janet is proud to foster and
support young dancers, models, singers and actors to pursue their dreams.

Janet Marie is a certified member of Dance Masters of America, Inc., both the Connecticut and New York Chapters, Dance Teacher’s Club of Connecticut, Inc., and Dance Educators of America. She is certified by test to teach!

Staffed with professional, first-rate instructors, we offer some of the most dedicated and knowledgeable teachers in the state.  The staff at D.U. is well known for their guidance and perseverance in the instruction of children from preschool through competition level classes.  Along with offering a fun-filled, challenging class, every teacher on staff is a member of a major dance organization such as Dance Masters of America and Dance Educators of America – they are certified by test to teach dance!

Teachers on Staff...