Grace attended a two-week dance intensive at The Hartt School in West Hartford, CT, a comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford, offering degree programs in music, dance, and theatre.

“It is where I danced throughout my childhood,” says Grace, “up until the time I began studying at Taft.

During the two-week intensive, Grace danced five days a week, for six hours each day. 

“The program started with a ballet technique class, then moved through other techniques and styles, including character dance, jazz, hip-hop and modern dance, all taught by faculty members and other guest artists. In each class I learned pieces of choreography that I performed at the final showcase. In the end, I performed four pieces: one ballet group dance, one modern dance, one hip hop dance, and one Armenian folk dance, which we performed at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT.”

See clips from Grace’s performances as part of the Morning Meeting talk here.