Now boasting a student body of nearly 300 students, the quality of training at Lake Shore Dance speaks for itself. When Amy Aichele and Sheri Milinski began their business, they researched and developed a progressive curriculum of training that would prove to be most beneficial to our students. The curriculum, which is ever evolving and improving, is based on ballet. The Directors and staff believe very strongly that a solid ballet background is essential to pursue a career in dance. Ballet is the foundation on which all other techniques are built on and it builds strong technique and strong bodies.
Dance is a performing art.
Therefore, the directors developed a performing company and competition team that allows our students to perform frequently in addition to our professionally produced end of the year production. This allows our dancers to constantly improve their skills as performers. The directors also recognize the importance of teaching career development skills to our students. They developed a pre-professional program to work on skills such as auditioning, developing resumes, and teaching. The teacher training is further enhanced by hands on work in the classroom, first by demonstrating in class, then by assisting, and finally teaching.