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Motion Lab Collective, 31 Concord Street, Glastonbury, CT (2026)

10/04/2026

🎄✨ NUTCRACKER REIMAGINED MERCH IS HERE! ✨🎄

Our official 2026 Nutcracker Reimagined T-shirt is now available to order! 🤍

A little keepsake for our dancers, families and everyone helping make this production so special 🩰🐭

✨$25 each ✨Available in youth + adult sizes

Orders will be accepted through October 28th!

T-shirts will be distributed on November 14th at our All Cast Rehearsal ✨

Order yours through the link in our bio!

09/05/2026

THE PHOTOS ARE IN & I’m still not over this week 🤍

Looking through these, I’m reminded of just how much growth happened during our Summer Intensive, not only as dancers but as artists, teammates and humans.

Throughout the week, these dancers were challenged to step outside of their comfort zones, trust themselves, take risks, stay curious and find confidence in their own movement. They worked hard, supported one another, laughed A LOT and showed up each day willing to try something new. Watching them grow throughout the week is exactly what Motion Lab is all about, creating a space where dancers can train, explore, make mistakes, ask questions and discover more of who they are along the way.

To my dancers: thank you for trusting me, my ideas and the process. I am incredibly proud of each of you and everything you brought into the room!

And to their families: thank you for trusting me with your dancers and for continuing to support this little community we are building. It means more than you know!

Summer Intensive 2026, that’s a wrap 🥹

Onto the next adventure… ✨

Nutcracker Reimagined rehearsals, I’ll see you VERY soon🎄🩰

08/28/2026

🎄 NUTCRACKER REHEARSAL UPDATES

📌 Parent Information Session:
11am-12pm: Mini Movers + Tiny Dancers
12pm-1pm: Emerging Dancers + Collective Members

*Roles, Costume and other important information will be shared during this time! If you cannot attend, please email us ASAP.

📅 September 19: Rehearsals begin for Emerging Dancers ONLY

📅 September 26: Rehearsals begin for
• Mini Movers- Ages 3+4 & 5+6
• Tiny Dancers- Ages 7-9

⚠️ CALENDAR UPDATE:
There WILL be rehearsals October 9 & 10 Please update your calendars accordingly!

We can’t wait to get started! 🩰✨🎄

08/14/2026

A little behind the scenes from the final day of our Motion Lab Summer Intensive! 📸🤍

Throughout the week, these dancers were challenged to take risks, trust themselves, let go of perfection and discover more of who they are as artists. Ending our week in front of the camera gave them another opportunity to put all of that into practice.

They chose what they wanted to wear. They explored movement that felt like them. They were encouraged to take up space, try things, laugh, be a little uncomfortable and ultimately let themselves be seen.

It was also a chance to introduce them to another part of the professional dance world…. learning how to work with a photographer! They have to make choices in the moment and bring their own artistry to the camera.

But more than anything, we wanted them to walk away feeling confident, celebrated and proud of the dancers and young women they are becoming 🥹

And judging by these behind-the-scenes moments… I think we accomplished exactly that 🤍

HUGE thank you to Katrina Gallant-Russo (& special guest Mackenzie Scott) for creating such a comfortable, encouraging space for these girls to just be themselves! 📸✨

I cannot WAIT to see the final photos!!!

08/11/2026

Some of the biggest things holding a dancer back have nothing to do with their technique!

This week during our Summer Intensive, our dancers are beginning & ending each day with time to journal.

For dancers 11+, so much growth happens internally. Self-doubt, comparison, perfectionism, fear of making mistakes and pressure can all walk into the studio with them. This is affecting how they move, take risks, receive corrections and connect to their artistry.

Journaling gives them space to recognize what they’re proud of, name what may be holding them back and set intentions that go beyond higher extensions or cleaner turns. Little by little, they’re learning to become their own biggest supporter instead of their harshest critic.

Because becoming a stronger dancer isn’t only about technique!

☑️ It’s learning to trust yourself
☑️ To give yourself permission to get it wrong
☑️ To understand what you’re feeling AND let it inform your movement
☑️To recognize your growth before someone else has to point it out
☑️AND to carry that confidence beyond the studio!

At MLC, we’re not just developing dancers. We’re creating space for young people to understand themselves, challenge themselves and discover who they are, both in AND outside of the studio 🤍

The internal work matters just as much as the physical 🫶

08/01/2026

Dance teaches us more than steps, it teaches us how to lift one another up 🌸

One of our favorite traditions in the dance world is giving flowers. It is a way of celebrating a dancer after a performance and recognizing their hard work, artistry & heart! This week, we took that tradition one step further by giving verbal flower 💐

Each dancer secretly created a bracelet, necklace or keychain for another dancer, choosing an adjective that captured who they are both inside and outside the studio.

One by one, they shared their words and gifted their creations.

Because at Motion Lab, we’re not only training dancers, we’re helping young people learn how to see the best in one another🤍✨

07/31/2026

Dance teaches us more than steps, it teaches us how to lift one another up 🌸

One of our favorite traditions in the dance world is giving flowers. It is a way of celebrating a dancer after a performance and recognizing their hard work, artistry & heart! This week, we took that tradition one step further by giving verbal flower 💐

Each dancer secretly created a bracelet, necklace or keychain for another dancer, choosing an adjective that captured who they are both inside and outside the studio.

One by one, they shared their words and gifted their creations.

Because at Motion Lab, we’re not only training dancers, we’re helping young people learn how to see the best in one another🤍✨

07/30/2026

✨ A Nutcracker unlike any other is coming this fall… ✨

MLC Presents: The Nutcracker Reimagined ❄️🤍

Imagine the magic of The Nutcracker brought to life through ballet, jazz, tap, modern and hip hop! This is a celebration of dance in all its forms, not just ballet!

✔️ Only a 10-week commitment
✔️ No auditions: every dancer has a place
✔️ Open to dancers ages 3+ from ANY Connecticut dance studio (as long as they’re enrolled in a dance class this fall!)
✔️ Performance in November (date TBD)

Experience the excitement of a full production before the holiday season gets busy!

Whether your dancer dreams of performing on stage for the first time or wants to be part of something fresh, creative and unforgettable, this production was designed for them.

The holiday magic starts here ✨

Registration is now open!! Click the link in bio!!

07/30/2026

Costume designers… you might have some competition in a few years!! ✨ Our Tiny dancers put their creativity to work designing their very own recital costumes!

New Steps Dance & Fitness what do we think? Any of these making the recital costume shortlist? 😉

04/02/2026

Stronger dancers. Higher leaps. Cleaner turns. ✨

Dancer Development Lab is another foundation to our summer programs for all ages, this is where technique transforms.

Through Pilates-based training, strength, and conditioning, dancers build the control, stability and power that take their dancing to the next level, no matter their style.

This is the training behind the training. The why behind the movement.

Give your dancer the tools to feel stronger, more confident, and more in control in every class 💫

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