Connecticut Dance School

About Us

Connecticut Dance School, founded in 1970 by Elizabeth Gaynor, is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing dance education of the highest standard to the Connecticut community.

Ms. Gaynor began CDS as a single class for five year olds in a small studio in her home. The school grew and evolved first into the Southport Ballet School, then the Connecticut Ballet Theatre School and finally, in 1994, the Connecticut Dance School.

Today CDS is widely known for its excellent standard of dance technique for its students that range in age from 2 through adult and hail from many communities throughout the state. Dona Wiley Kim and Chihwan Kim, Directors of the school, head a distinguished and dedicated faculty of dance professionals.