One of my favorite holidays of the year is the birthday of our Nation! I feel very blessed to be born an American citizen and it is something I do not take for granted. As Oprah says, “If you are a woman born in THIS country, then you are one of the luckiest women in [...]
AMA’s Performance Team, The AMA Dance Force (ADF), has been very busy performing all over our community. On Thursday, June 19, they kicked off West Fest performing “Wings” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” They returned once again the next evening with 8 dance routines that wowed an audience of over 300 people. Each routine had [...]
On Saturday, June 21, forty-six of our AMA Music Students will be performing pieces in piano, guitar and voice. They have been working since January on songs that everyone will enjoy! The music recitals will be held at: The Des Plaines Library 1501 Ellinwood Des Plaines, IL 60016 Performance Times: 12:30 p.m. & 2 p.m. [...]
This year, AMA Dance & Music School’s Annual June Recital will be like no other you have ever seen! Why? We are having LIVE scenery! If you have never heard of such of thing, you HAVE to come and see this show! While the performers are dancing and tumbling, the song artist will be up [...]
One of the biggest (but very fun!) jobs of putting together a production like AMA Dance & Music School’s June recital is making scenery and tons of props! Our shows at AMA are very unique. We spend a lot of time and energy on building a visually fun world around that theme! We build sets [...]