Ariana Puglisi

Ariana Puglisi is a professional dancer and choreographer, who received much recognition over the course of her seventeen years as a competitive dancer. Aside from her role as a resident choreographer at Apogee Dance Academy, Ariana has worked with various middle and high school dance teams throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts as a coach and choreographer. A proud member of the National Dance Education Organization, in 2021, Puglisi completed an internship as a summer faculty member for the Boston Ballet School. Throughout her college experience, Ariana was a member of the well-known tap company, Loose Screws, as well as the President of Dean College’s award-winning Pom Team. As a dancer, Ariana has had the opportunity to perform on the field at Gillette Stadium for the Patriots Opening Game Celebration. In addition, she has also performed and held lead roles in countless theatre and vocal performances around New England. Outside of dance, Ariana has been involved with the Miss America Organization throughout her young life, even making it into the Top 5 at the 2017 Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Pageant and the Overall Talent Winner as well as Top 5 at the 2019 Miss Connecticut competition. Ariana recently graduated from the Joan Phelps Palladino School of Dance at Dean College, where she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance with a concentration in Performance as well as a minor in Business.