Background
Cadorette was born in East Hartford, Connecticut on March 31, 1957.
Cadorette was born in East Hartford, Connecticut on March 31, 1957.
Cadorette graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dramatic Arts and Theater from the University of Connecticut in 1979.
Cadorette started studying dance when she was five years old and later entered various dance competitions and studios. Cadorette owned and operated her own restaurant in Los Angeles (until her departure in the late 1990s) called "Mary"s Lamb", that was frequented by many celebrities. In 1999, Cadorette left California and moved back home to Connecticut to take care of her mother who had suffered a stroke.
Her mother died eight years later.
Cadorette and two friends, whom she had known since they were in dance school as children, decided to take up dancing again and share their craft and experience. They formed "" encouraging former, retired, (and often older) dance students to attend classes in the dance studio that they rented.
Directorial Credits/al In March 2011, Cadorette directed and choreographed Hairspray at Glastonbury High School in Glastonbury, Connecticut. In May of 2013, Cadorette directed and choreographed Hairspray at the Greater Hartford Academy of The Arts in Hartford, Connecticut.
Other Directorial/Choreographical credits at the Greater Hartford Academy of The Arts include: A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine (December 2014) and West Side Story (May 2016) Cadorette currently teaches Ballet, Luigi Jazz, Ensemble, and Tap within the Musical Theater Department at the Greater Hartford Academy of The Arts in Hartford, Connecticut.