Meet AMA Student, Ethan H.! Age 13 Check out AMA’s AMAzing Student of the Month for November! Introducing Ethan H.! Ethan is thirteen years old and a first year AMA student. At AMA he takes tumbling and loves to practice his favorite tricks: side aerials and back handsprings! Ethan also loves eating pasta, the color [...]
Entering into her second season with AMA, Miss Jenn Kropke teaches some of our most energetic and technical jazz, lyrical, and hip hop classes! Miss Jenn grew up right here in Des Plaines and attended Maine West High School, just like many of our AMA students! […]
As many of you know, we began a performance company for our older dancers a couple years back in December 2012: “The AMA Dance Force.” The feedback for the whole experience (performances, work/study program and competition) of our ADF performances has been extremely positive. We knew it was only a matter of time before our younger students would show interest in ADF, asking “When can I audition for the AMA Dance Force?” And so our junior performance company was born: “The AMA Future Force!” […]
It’s that time of year where all AMA students invite their friends to their lessons to share what they have learned throughout the year, and their friends can PARTICIPATE in the lessons as well! We have bins of used dance shoes for dance friends to borrow… and really fun hands-on games are played in music lessons! All friends will learn technique, terms AND just have a GREAT time! It’s a BIG celebration filled with gifts, raffles and […]
Meet AMA Student, Valerie E.! Age 13 Fun Facts About Valerie! ♦ Her Favorite Food: Spaghetti ♦ Her Favorite Color: Purple ♦ Her Favorite TV Show: So You Think You Can Dance? ♦ Her Favorite Activity: Dance and Archery Quick Q&A ♦ Lessons Valerie Takes at AMA: Tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, and AMA Dance Force [...]