TESTIMONIALS"Miss Joy, You are a terrific teacher." ~ M.W.
"Miss Joy and Miss Sarah, The girls and I would like to thank you for a wonderful time at a dance class! You are by far the best dance school they have attended! We look forward to seeing you again this fall. Have a great summer." ~ M.W. "Ms. Joy and Mr. B are so friendly to everyone. Ms. Joy is really good with the little ones." ~ T.H. My daughter began taking lessons at Terrific Time in the fall. She loves going to class and can't wait to do it again in the spring." ~M.R. "We love the instructors. They are all so nice and good with the kids." ~C.S. "Thank you, Miss Terri for the butterfly kisses dance. You created such a special memory for my daughter and her father." ~happy mom "We love Miss Rebecca. She even gets the parents dancing, so watch out!" "Your studio is just different. Thank you for making dance fun again and for having such incredible teachers!"
OUR GOALAt Amherst Dance Academy, our goal is to provide dance education, miscellaneous dancewear, and personal growth opportunities at a competitive and affordable price. We take pride in being able to offer our dancers more than what they would find at other studios. We also take very seriously the environment and education your dancer receives. Our goal is to provide a challenging, positive, and fun environment that is influential in the lives of our dancers as we teach and build in your dancer proper dance technique, respect, discipline, and self-esteem. We believe even difficult things can be achieved when the bar is set high and and the door of opportunity is left wide open for the dancer to walk through it. OUR MISSIONFounded upon the premise of making dance fun for all ages, our studio doors opened seventeen years ago, under the name of Terrific Time Dance Studio. Now, we are excited to serve you as Amherst Dance Academy! A new name, but our foundation is the same. We believe that dance is not just about competition, stage performance, and technique. Dance is more powerful than that. Don't get us wrong, though, we support and participate in competitions, performances, and dance recitals; and much of our class time is spent learning correct technique. However, our main focus is making sure that the dancers learn to love dancing! That means creating an environment that is positive and energetic. We believe that each dancer should be given the opportunity to achieve something incredible, and this becomes possible when the environment reflects that the sky is the limit!
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Our Instructors:
Miss Joy
The owner of Amherst Dance Academy, Miss Joy has been dancing since she was three years old. With a love of dance that drives her each and every day, Miss Joy shares her passion to her students in types of genres. She teaches tap, ballet, jazz, pointe, tumbling, and mommy and me tumbling. Miss Joy has a passion to see students love dance as much as she does, so she enjoys working with all age groups.
Some of her background includes, but is not limited to:
Miss Alison
Miss Alison will be working with the pre-school dancers and beginning elementary dancers (red, pink, Pre-Primary/Primary classes). She loves the little ones and enjoys teaching ballet and tap in a combination class or in full genre class. Miss Alison also helps in the office with administrative work and working with customers when she is not teaching.
After graduating high school in 2003, I went on to Elon University in North Carolina to pursue a degree in Psychology. I also studied abroad in London twice and Ghana once. During one of my stays in London, I had the opportunity to work as an intern at the internationally known Anna Freud Centre. I received a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Elon University in 2007. I then moved back home to Amherst and took a position at Little Learners Preschool, where I was the lead teacher of a 2 1/2 year old class for a year. I am currently working at Monelison Middle School as a Day Treatment Clinician.
Miss Rebecca
A teacher with us for two years, Rebecca brings her expertise with toddlers and elementary age children. She specializes in tumbling for younger age groups as they learn how to balance and control different muscles. Miss Rebecca also serves as an assistant in ballet classes as well. She is one instructor that has come from a studio where the instructors were not friendly. You will soon find with Miss Rebecca that she makes class fun and loves her students.
This year, Miss Rebecca will continue with tumbling. We are very excited to have Miss Rebecca on board with us this year again, and look forward to many more years to come. Miss Rebecca and Miss Joy have known each other for years and love working together. Miss Rebecca also enjoys her family and taking photographs.
Our Customer Service/Office Staff:
Mr. Jason
The husband of Miss Joy and business manager of Amherst Dance Academy. Mr. Jason handles about 90% of the customer service related questions, tuition, scheduling, advertising, teachers, finances, and many other miscellaneous tasks. He is very happy to not have to teach dance as he is sure that is would not be in the best interest of the studio. Mr. Jason also manages the website, registrations, and inventory at the studio.
Some of his background includes, but is not limited to:
"I always look forward to meeting new people and love to touch base with people I already know. This is such a tremendous community with so many good families that appreciate and value each other. I am glad to be a part of it."
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