How dance and tumbling lessons prepared me for my freshman year of college (part 2), by Jessie Frank Last week I began to tell you about how dance and tumbling lessons prepared me for my first year in college. This past fall, faced with recovering from two blood clots in my left lung and missing [...]
How dance and tumbling lessons prepared me for my freshman year of college, by Jessie Frank First semester of college: Check! (And a BIG “check” it was!) I am a freshman at Illinois State University. For the first time, I was away from all the things I am used to: my friends, my family, my [...]
Meet AMA Students, Emily V. & Tommy Y.! Emily V., Age 8 Fun Facts About Emily! ♦ Classes Emily Takes at AMA: Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap & Tumbling ♦ Her Favorite Food: Ribs with BBQ Sauce ♦ Her Favorite Color: Hot Pink ♦ Her Favorite TV Show: The Goldbergs Quick Q&A ♦ What is your [...]
Meet AMA Students, Antonio S. & Alex W.! Antonio S., Age 8 Fun Facts About Antonio! ♦ His Favorite Food: Pizza ♦ His Favorite Color: Blue ♦ His Favorite TV Show: Adventure Time Quick Q&A ♦ What is your favorite activity? Piano ♦ What is your favorite song to play? Ode to Joy ♦ How [...]
My mom says that the fifteen years I spent watching my tap teacher’s feet helped me to learn speed skating technique. That tap teacher’s name is Ann Marie Frank. The combined process of observing a dance step, receiving instruction and then practicing the same series of movements over and over again, primed me to be [...]