(Today's AMA post comes from AMA dance instructor, Lauren Tedeschi!) I remember my first dance class back at the park district in 1998 with the AMAzing Ann Marie Frank. I was in my shiny new buckle tap shoes, black leotard and pink tights. I remember slipping on the dance floor. She would call out “marching [...]
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! […]
Welcome to our dozens of new AMA families! And Welcome BACK to our veteran AMA families! We thought a quick interview with Miss Ann Marie would be a fun way to kick off the season giving our new families some AMA background! When did AMA Open? We opened our doors on […]
Because AMA started out as a dance and tumbling school back in 2005, many people do not realize that we offer a full music program! Our music lessons are AMAzing! All of our music instructors have degrees in Music Performance and Education. We began offering music lessons in 2008. We are a performance school and [...]
To all the Moms out there in AMA Land: As a divorced parent of 15 years, I have been solo raising my kids and trying to earn a decent living. We, as moms, plug along day after day, year after year, hoping we are making the right decisions while setting good examples for our children. [...]