about

Carson Kelly (she/her) is a performer, dance educator, videographer, and choreographer. Ms. Kelly began dancing in elementary school and has been training from there on. Ms. Kelly trained at D.A.N.C.E. by Kristin in Collinsville, CT for 9 years, 6 of which she participated in competitive dance. Ms. Kelly has trained in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and modern. Aside from training, Ms. Kelly has also taken on various performance opportunities throughout her dance career such as; Diving Inward Senior Thesis Concert (Sophie Leveille and Niamh Rollins), Meeting/Thunderstorm (Lauren Cox), The Nutcracker (Fisher Ballet Productions), and even taken on the role of Stage Manager for Thomas Vacanti’s production of Scheherazade. Ms. Kelly continues to pursue performance and has also choreographed her own piece in association with the University of Massachusetts Amherst Dance Department. Additionally, Ms. Kelly presently holds a position as Dance Educator at The Center Dance teaching tap to 1st through 6th grade students. Ms. Kelly is passionate about writing, media, and content creation. Last summer Ms. Kelly worked as a Communications Intern for Maison Il Conservatorio in Sorrento, Italy. Ms. Kelly recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Dual Degree in Dance and Communications.