Hi, I'm Amelia 💖

I'm a professional dancer, choreographer, and movement instructor with 20+ years of teaching experience. I danced professionally as a Chicago Luvabull for four seasons, then built a career teaching dance fitness, barre, and choreography across Chicago studios before founding Dance First Think Later — a way to help people feel strong, confident, and connected in their bodies, whether they need a few steps for their wedding day or want to train like the next NBA dancer in town.

Becoming parents made my husband and me reconsider where we wanted to build our life, and in 2024 we moved to our favorite corner of the world: Lake Ann, Michigan. I'm building community here the same way I built it in Chicago — through movement, sweat, and a little bit of joyful chaos.

You'll find me teaching Wellness Wednesdays classes at The Alluvion in downtown Traverse City, leading Dance Fitness at ModusPlus on Thursdays at 5:30pm, and working privately with couples across Northern Michigan on their wedding choreography.

If you're looking for a dance party leader with infectious energy for your bachelorette, a killer movement class, or wedding dance coaching that meets you exactly where you are, I'm your Northern Michigan Jane Fonda. Dance first, think later.