Dance Instructor

Tammy Rae Pettinicchi Gaynor was born and raised in Wolcott, Connecticut and currently resides in Mooresville, NC.

Tammy is the founding artistic director of Nutmeg Performing Arts Centre in Bristol CT, which she owned and operated for 18 years.  She has over 30 years’ experience in dance education, instruction and performance.  Tammy has studied with various master teachers from New York to LA including Frank Hatchett, Gregory Hines, Savion Glover and Sheila Barker.

Tammy has served as a dance competition judge for various National Dance Competitions.  Her choreography has won several overall and high score awards on both the Regional and National level.  Some of Tammy’s students have gone onto professional careers including The Walt Disney Company and The Colorado Ballet.  Tammy has been the Choreographer for the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant and was the Director/Choreographer of the Miss Connecticut Princess Program for many years.  Tammy was a member of the Connecticut USO and traveled four tours overseas with The Liberty Misses to perform for our US Military in Saudi Arabia, Bosnia, Bahrain, Korea, Iceland and Macedonia.

Above all, Tammy believes in providing a professional dance education in a supportive, positive, and nurturing learning environment.