It’s All About Connection
Welcome to The Connection Dance Project!!!
Formerly MPower Dance Workshops — The Connection Dance Project is an in-studio convention experience founded on the concept that the training we receive IN the dance studio directly prepares us for success in our lives OUTside of it. The lessons and skills we learn — work ethic, perseverance, creativity, decision making and freedom of expression — are key to building successful and fulfilling lives, wherever the journey takes you!
Why CDP?
Over a decade of experience! Jason and Garrett began MPower Dance Workshops in 2011 and have crafted an experienced from many (ahem), many years of professional teaching and performance experience.
Pre-Game Family Coffee! An opportunity to connect with parents and family. There might even be an opportunity for family members to take a class too :)
LIVE Streamed Showcase! We Live stream a 30-minute showcase for family and friends to enjoy from the comfort of their own device.
CDP Dance Journal! Crafted by co-founder Jason Marquette — a tool for dancers to begin documenting their training journey and a momento to remember and record lessons from the experience!
CASH Dance Awards (CDAs) and Industry Partner Scholarships awarded at every event!
Fully Customizable experience! We are flexible and come to the table with open ears — ready to create a connection that will last season after season.
-Michelle Labousier Mandile — Florida Dance Workshop — Port Charlotte, FL
“Not only are Jason and Garrett fantastic, thorough instructors, but they also take time to remember and pay attention to each dancer in their classes year after year…”
-Katie Whorton — Beatniks Dance and Tumble —Platt City, MO
“Jason and Garrett filled my dancers up with techniques, choreography and best of all, passion.”
-Thomas Hornlein (Parent)
“An amazing experience for the whole family. We had a blast.”
-Nina Scattaregia — The Dance Factory — Buckhannon, WV
“Our dancers were thoroughly engaged and challenged by Jason and Garrett. We look forward to having them back.”
-Julie Freundel-Dressler (Parent)
“The instructors are amazing! They are outstanding, kind, funny, supportive and very giving to all of the students and families. It's very clear that they love what they do and take great joy in nurturing a new generation of young artists. The teaching philosophy is more than how to be a great dancer. The approach is holistic in nature and encourages all students to love and embrace themselves and each other, and to feel confident that what they have and who they are in the world is enough, and is wonderful.”
History, Fun Facts & FAQ’s
Jason Marquette and Garrett ‘Spaghetti’ Minniti co-founded MPower Dance Workshops in 2011, however they had already been working together for 8 years before that! The two famously met on the national touring production of Broadway’s 42nd Street, singing and dancing next to each other as Cops in ‘the Ballet.’
