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Not really a representation of my fall so far but here are the photos I have✅

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season 6! @garet.co

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ECSTATIC to be returning to garet&co for my 4th season with the company and 2nd season as a principle!

i’m always grateful for the opportunity to dance with such amazing people and am looking forward to another wonderful year of creating new dance memories 🤍

#dance #artist #art #contemporarydance #photo

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It seriously gets tougher & scarier every single year. Here’s to another leap! @garet.co Season 6 is in motion🥂

This company means the world to me- but its impact, energy, and importance stretches far beyond myself. I hope you’ll follow along with us and come support us this season as dive into a new location and new challenges. Szn 6 marks a big new chapter; come join the movement!! Stay tuned for so much ahead:)

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Hi everyone! I ❤️ @garet.co ‼️ Cannot believe I am going into my fourth season with this incredible company! Feeling grateful that I get to live my dancing dreams with the bestest community as a Principal Member❤️‍🔥 SWIPE to see nervous baby Syd back in szn 3🫣 we all gotta start somewhere

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ANNOUNCING our Season 6 High School Student & Apprentice Members:
Emma Correia @emmacorrdance
Clara Greger @clara.greger
Lilie Lavergne @lilie_lvge
Sarai Mendes @sarai_dances
Scarlett Ritch @scarlett.ritch
Zoé Wilkins @zoe__dances

Learn more about our Season 6 company members on garetwierdsma.com/about.

📷: @olsencreativemedia

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ANNOUNCING our Season 6 Principal Members:
Emma Brockett @embrockett
Syd Champagne @sydchampagne
Kyleigh Olivier @kyleigh_olivier
Tiffany Oltjenbruns @tiffanyoltjenbruns

Learn more about our Season 6 company members on garetwierdsma.com/about.

📷: @olsencreativemedia

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Snapshots of @kyleigh_olivier performing an excerpt of “again & again & again” last weekend in NYC📷

We’re currently working on creating the full piece, and we’re already so excited to share it with you on December 6th at 2pm & 5pm. The performance will be in the round at Wesleyan University’s beautiful Beckham Hall.

Tickets are available now, learn more at the link in bio or on garetwierdsma.com/events!

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Another look back at our Season 5 Finale, because Season 6 rehearsals start SUNDAY!!! Who’s excited to see what’s next🤭👀

Excerpt of “bodieshatewomen”
Video: @olsencreativemedia

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G&C class energy >>>>>>>

Come dance (seriously! all are welcome!):
9/20 Sunday 12-2pm in Fairfield CT w/ @garetwierdsma
9/22 Tuesday 10-11:30am in Fairfield CT w/ @garetwierdsma
9/23 Wednesday 7:15-8:30pm in Hartford CT w/ @julianamartins.dance

Register at the link in bio or on garetwierdsma.com/events.

Photos by @olsencreativemedia

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Realized we never shared these stunning moments captured by @olsencreativemedia of performing “Forgive Her, Hera” as Guest Artists for @nextdanceco last spring🖤

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Introducing CDA’s Board of Directors, @garetwierdsma, Secretary!

Garet Wierdsma is a dance artist from Connecticut, and is the creator and director of the beloved nonprofit professional contemporary dance company Garet&Co. Before beginning her professional journey, Garet graduated with high honors from NYU Tisch with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Business in 2021.

Garet’s work with Garet&Co has earned invitations to perform at countless festivals and shows across the Northeast. Garet’s work has also been awarded grant funding from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Greater Hartford Arts Council.

Garet is currently a faculty member at Sacred Heart University (SHU), where she teaches contemporary dance classes, creates and sets choreography for performances, and teaches a creative process class. Garet is also proud to have been selected as a choreographer for The Bushnell’s “Stories of Queer Love” project in 2023. Garet is a co-organizer of CT Young Artists, an organization she began with her colleagues to provide artistic opportunities for high school and college dancers in Connecticut (CT). Garet’s experiences as an educator and choreographer also include seven years at Connecticut Dance Academy (CDA).

In addition to Garet’s artistic experience, she also spent two and a half years working in sales and marketing at Dance Media on all of their brands (including Dance Magazine), where she gained a foundation of valuable experience in the business side of the dance industry.

Garet’s goal through Garet&Co is to give back to her community, and her home state, through cultivating a sustainable and strong dance community by offering valuable and positive opportunities for both dancers and audiences. Through Garet&Co, she has successfully and single-handedly produced sixteen and counting professional dance performances, and has held countless open community classes and workshops—all of which have been filled to the brim with passionate dancers and inspiring energy.

Learn more about Connecticut Dance Alliance and the rest of our board of directors at the link in bio or on ctdancealliance.org.

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