AIM Staff
Mandy McDonald
Owner/Director/Instructor
Mandy began her dance career at the age of 4 when she began dancing at KP School of Dance. Throughout her 14 years at the school she fell in love with dance and what it means to be a dancer. Upon graduating she returned to KP and began her teaching career. There she explored teaching different styles dance and developed a passion for teaching and educating. Throughout the years she has worked with the Sauk City show choir and theater and has also choreographed for several dance teams across Wisconsin. During her time at KP she also directed the competition team and found a passion in helping her students take their performance outside the studio walls and perform in a capacity that helps grow and nurture who they are as performers and individuals.
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Mandy loves, appreciates, and looks forward to helping her students learn and grow each and every day. It brings her so much joy to see her dancers evolve, build confidence, and find their way within the dance world. She believes that each and every dancer has a unique talent hidden within just waiting to be unleashed!
Mandy is proud and so excited to launch AIM Dance Center. She can't wait meet you all!
Miss Mandy's Story
Emily Schultz
Owner/Director/Instructor
Emily began her "movement journey" when her mom enrolled her in ballet and tap at age 3, and then in gymnastics at age 4. She continued to love gymnastics and trained as a competitive gymnast all the way through high school, and also choreographed and performed on her high school's dance team.
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After graduation Emily obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Dance from UW-Madison. It was here that she gained deep appreciation for all forms of dance. She saw how dance gave meaning and purpose to people from different backgrounds and cultures. She learned about all the ways that dance can be utilized in our society and how it connects people - not only in times of celebration, but also during times of adversity.
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After graduating, Emily toured professionally around the country with Li Chiao-Ping Dance, and also began teaching in Sauk City at KP School of Dance. She founded KP School of Dance's first competition team, Ignite Dance Company.
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Emily is constantly working to help each of her students tap into their own passions and inner strength. For over a decade, she has shared her passion for dance and movement with students of all ages and abilities, giving them the skills and knowledge to take them far beyond the studio.
Emily looks forward to connecting with her students each and every day in the studio and pushing them to be their best!
Miss Emily's Story