our story
About Us
The universe has brought you here, and I couldn’t be more excited for you!
My name is Torrie Marie Hartman, but almost everyone calls me “Miss Torrie”. I’m a Dance Business Consultant, Coach Trainer, and Mindset Coach who helps dance entrepreneurs scale their business into the empire they have always dreamed of. I have been in the dance industry nearly my entire life and have been owning and operating dance studios as well as developing successful programs for over 15 years.
I am passionate about training, growth, and making PROFOUND connections. Our journey together always begins with a conversation. Our training objective is to make sure that my team of coaches and I understand YOU and YOUR visions, so that we can help you reach all of your individual goals. I am dedicated to sharing my experiences and tools to not only help individual dancers AND studio owners find their niche, but teaching them how to set themselves up for career success.
I started PROfounDANCE Connections & Consulting because what we do as artists is simply that: profound work that comes from a soul-based feeling. A place of emotion that is deeply rooted in the connections we make along this passion-filled road we travel while sharing our art. Nothing brings me more joy than helping and training a studio owner get a successful studio off the ground, guiding a commercial dancer all the way to their dream job, or watching a dance team reach their highest potential. I want to share my coaching talent and knowledge with you, and connect with you so that you can achieve your goals and set new ones! Whatever it is you want to accomplish or find yourself struggling with, believe me, I’ve been there. You name it, I’ve seen it! I know all about the hard work and determination it takes to create the dance career you’ve always dreamed about. Let me help you make those profound dance connections and let’s leap into a successful future together!
artistic director
Torrie Marie Hartman
“Miss Torrie” discovered her passion for dance at a young age (under three) and cultivated her training and love for the art by extensive study in: Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Tap, Hip Hop, Lyrical, and more. Torrie has received advanced degrees in dance from The Joan Phelps Palladino School of Dance (Dean College School of Dance) in Franklin, Massachusetts and has been a member of modern dance companies, live stage tours, and choreographed and performed in numerous productions. Torrie Marie is the original founder/ owner of Pound Ridge School of Dance (formerly Torrie Marie’s School of Dance, 9 years) in Pound Ridge, N.Y. and is the Co Director and advanced studies teacher for The Dance Center of Greenwich in Greenwich, CT. She has been a featured guest teacher and panel speaker at dance conventions and seminars and is a member of the acclaimed NDEO (National Dance Education Organization). Torrie Marie’s own dance company has participated in various competitions and performances including The All-State Orange and Sugar Bowl Halftime Shows. Miss Torrie is currently teaching, coaching, and providing private dance and business coaching and is the Assistant Director for The Y.A.R.D. Movement, and Company Advisory for Team Leggoo under Paul and Brian Herman (Fairfield, CT.), where she utilizes her business knowledge and dance background to manage, promote, and help facilitate all of the various needs of the company.
teammates
Meghan Daly
Meghan Daly has been teaching and choreographing in the tri-state area for over 10 years. She has won several choreographic awards at regional and national competitions. Meghan has also taught at Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, and Peridance in New York City. She has taught for the Alvin Ailey Summer Camp in Bridgeport and was a guest teacher at Paula Brown’s Summer Dance Intensive at George Faison’s Firehouse in Harlem, NY. She choreographed several musicals for In The Spotlight, including “Damn Yankees,” “How to Succeed In Business,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Kiss Me Kate,” and “Music Man.” She set contemporary ballets on Northern Plains Dance in Bismarck, North Dakota. She performed for Brice Mousset at several dance festivals and performances throughout New York and assisted him on several projects including an aerial version of Romeo and Juliet. She was highlighted in the premier of Prestige International fashion magazine with Brice Mousset and his company in 2010. She also performed with Connecticut Ballet in The Nutcracker and Cinderella at the Palace Theater and Bushnell Theater and at Lincoln Center for Jacqulyn Buglisi’s “Table of Silence” in 2015. Meghan received teaching certifications from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and Progressive Ballet Technique.
