Love is in the AMA Air!
(Today's post comes from dance instructor Miss Lauren Tedeschi!) Our February at AMA was especially wonderful! We all know that February represents the month of LOVE! At AMA, we wanted to celebrate many different types [...]
AMA’s Student of the Month for March
Meet AMA Student, Tyra K.! Born 1940 Attended Chicago Public Schools Fun Facts About Tyra! ♦ Her Favorite Food: Vegetables ♦ Her Favorite Color: Pink ♦ Her Favorite TV Show: NCIS ♦ Her Favorite Activity: [...]
Tutus, Sequins, and Fringe… oh my!
(Today's post comes from AMA dance instructor, Miss Kimmy!) It’s that exciting time of year again!! Our dance and tumbling classes are beginning choreography for our June recitals and costumes are arriving and being handed [...]
How Photo Booth Rentals of Chicagoland Was Born
(Today's post comes from Kendall Frank, Miss Ann Marie's daughter.) It was March of 2012. With college costs looming over our heads, we knew we had to think of a way to come up with [...]
Staff Spotlight – Cari Netzel
(Today’s post was written by Lauren Tedeschi.) The success of any business relies on the hard work and efforts of its support staff. It is no different here at AMA Dance & Music School. There is a behind-the-scenes “fairy” that works with us every day. You don’t “see” her a whole lot because she is busy painting in the workshop, hidden behind a computer screen, or even tucked in behind the wheel of our AMA car during parades so the rest of us can smile and wave to the crowd. And many, MANY times, she is in her home “working her magic” for AMA. Our Creative Fairy has a name. It’s […]
AMA’s Student of the Month for February
Meet AMA Student, Braiden F.! Age 10 Fun Facts About Braiden! ♦ His Favorite Food: Ice Cream ♦ His Favorite Color: Purple ♦ His Favorite TV Show: Teen Titans Go ♦ His Favorite Activity: Video [...]
AMA Dance & Music School knows how to PARTY!
On Saturday, January 24, AMA’s Annual Student Appreciation Party was attended by over 150 students and their families! When our students checked in, they received a royal crown with their name on it. This extremely [...]
January 2015 Teacher Feature – Miss Kimmy!
We would like to introduce Miss Kimmy Ehlke! Now in her third year at AMA, Miss Kimmy teaches jazz, lyrical, and hip hop as the director of our two performance companies, The AMA Dance Force and the AMA Future Force! You can also usually find Miss Kimmy at the desk or talk to her on the phone, as she is also our Office Manager. […]
A New Path, A New Me (Part Two), by Jessie Frank
(Jessie Frank is a former AMA Dance & Music School student and instructor.) Last week I shared my story of trying out for the Gamma Phi Acrobatic Circus as a sophomore at Illinois State University. [...]
A New Path, A New Me, by Jessie Frank
(This post comes from Jessie Frank, former AMA Dance & Music School student and instructor.) Have you ever wanted something really badly? And you worked so hard for it that you KNEW it would be [...]