HAMILTON – Local dance company Phoenix Project Dance will be performing its vivid routine at 8 p.m. both Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23 at The Palace Theater, located at 19 Utica St. in Hamilton.

The performances will mark the end of the third season as a full touring company for the Norwich-based professional dance company, which has traveled across the country to showcase their unique performances. The shows will include special guest Anthony Cicoria, an orthopedic surgeon and self-taught pianist from Oneonta.

Phoenix Project Dance was founded in 2004 under the artistic direction of Amber Perkins and is currently in its eighth season. The company continues to see growth and many of the dancers are trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a rival of the famed Julliard School.

Phoenix Project Dance has achieved great successes in both Europe and America. In 2005, it was selected to perform at the prestigious award ceremony “The Elan Awards” in Manhattan.

In 2011, the company decided to expand its repertoire and booked 3 shows that fall. After a year of strong successes, the company booked ten shows, including a performance at the prestigious Nazareth Dance Festival and the Downtown Dance Festival at Battery Park in New York.

The company's anchor studio – located at 38 Birdsall St. in Norwich – serves as the nucleus for the The Phoenix Project. Said Mike Perkins, choreographer at The Perkins School, “We keep it here because we have a lot of dancers that travel from all over on a weekly basis. The Norwich location is centrally located for all of them. Our paid dancers travel from as far as Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Manhattan and Miami.