On Saturday, December 20, 2014, AMA Dance & Music School presented two full-length music recitals at the Des Plaines Public Library to a capacity crowd! The first recital opened with seven of our Music FunTime students (ages 2-6) singing and playing musical instruments. Our young musicians ended their 3-song medley with Jingle Bells! This was [...]
Meet AMA Student, Adrianna P.! Age 10 Fun Facts About Adrianna! ♦ Her Favorite Food: Spaghetti and Meatballs ♦ Her Favorite Color: Gold ♦ Her Favorite TV Show: Jessie ♦ Her Favorite Activity: Singing Quick Q&A ♦ Lessons Adrianna Takes at AMA: Piano ♦ What is your favorite song to play? Roar ♦ How long [...]
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 […]
Yes, you read that correctly! On the evenings of July 8, 9 and 10, AMA welcomed 86 campers ranging in age 2 through 7 to the school. All campers who registered in advance were able to attend the camp completely free! The campers were split up into six smaller groups according to age to get [...]