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How Pro Dance Xperience Took 8 Dance Studios to a Disney World Parade

Cristina O’Connell started Pro Dance Xperience to give dance studios unforgettable performance trips, without the planning. She has run it on SquadTrip since day one.

Dancers in orange costumes with white pom-poms march behind a Pro Dance Xperience banner on Main Street, with Cinderella Castle behind them
Pro Dance Xperience’s first Disney World parade, July 2026. Photo: Pro Dance Xperience
Who
Pro Dance Xperience, performance trips for dance studios
Founder
Cristina O’Connell, Founder and CEO
Trips
Parades at Disneyland and Disney World, holiday performances in New York City
On SquadTrip
Since their first trip

Performance trips, without the hassle for studios

A woman in a purple top raises both arms in celebration in a Midtown Manhattan street, with Radio City Music Hall's sign behind her
New York City. Photo: Pro Dance Xperience

Pro Dance Xperience takes dancers on trips most studios would never plan on their own: parades at Disneyland and Disney World, and holiday performances in New York City. Studios bring their dancers and families. Pro Dance Xperience handles the rest.

Studio owners are often overwhelmed with everything on their plate. Pro Dance Xperience provides amazing opportunities without the hassle of planning and collecting payments.

Studios benefit too. Cristina works with each one on registration bonuses and pricing, “to make sure they are benefiting from the event as well.”

Built on SquadTrip from day one

Pro Dance Xperience is a young company, so there was no old system to replace. Cristina chose SquadTrip before the first trip.

This is a new company, so we started using SquadTrip right away. We knew we needed something streamlined to keep track of everything.

One event for each studio

Most trips bring several studios together. Cristina builds the trip once, then duplicates it for each studio that joins. Every studio gets its own registration page, and she can see who has registered and paid, studio by studio.

We set up different events for each studio, essentially duplicating the events to keep everything organized.

SquadTrip makes our travel dance events really easy because everything is in one place.

Families choose how they pay

Some families pay in full when they register. Others choose a payment plan, and SquadTrip charges their card automatically on each due date.

I love that everyone can set up their own payment plan. It varies. Some people set up plans and some pay in full.

The proudest moment so far

In July 2026, Pro Dance Xperience brought dancers and families from 8 studios to perform in a Disney World parade.

I’m most proud of our first Disney World parade that happened in July. It was a big trip with 8 different studios, and I’m really proud that we were able to put together such a memorable experience for families and dancers across the country.

— Cristina O’Connell, Founder and CEO, Pro Dance Xperience

For studio owners

Want your dancers on a parade stage?

See upcoming Pro Dance Xperience events at prodancex.com, or follow @prodancexperience on Instagram.

For organizers

Running trips for several groups at once?

Give each group its own booking page and let every family choose how to pay. SquadTrip is free to use.

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