American Midwest Ballet School

Finalizing your summer dance plans?! Join us at the AMB School in August! Our August Summer Series is two weeks of versatile dance classes for ages 3 and up, with a Creative Movement Series (ages 3-5), Pre-Dance Series (ages 5-6), Child 1-2 Series (ages 6-8), Child 3/Academy 1 Series (ages 8-12), Academy 2-3 Series (ages 10+), Academy 4-6 Series, & Adult Classes.
Week 1: August 17-20, 2026
Week 2: August 24-27, 2026
Sign up today at www.AMBallet.org/school 🩰

‘s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opens TONIGHT at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Omaha! Don’t miss your chance to see this enchanting production- tickets available at AMBallet.org/tickets 🧚‍♀️

Don’t forget, there are NO CLASSES this week, April 6-12! Enjoy your Spring Break! 🌼

Just dreaming about all of our upcoming summer magic here at the AMB School!🪄 Our new June Children’s Summer Dance Camps mix together a magical combination of storytelling and dance for dancers ages 6-9. Each themed camp starts with a ballet class, followed by a snack, ballet-inspired craft, and studio performance. ✨You can choose to enroll in one, two, or all three Saturdays!🩰
Time: 9:45-11:45 am
Camps:
Saturday, June 13, 2026 – Firebird
Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Swan Lake
Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Wizard of Oz
To register and for more information, visit AMBallet.org/school

AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Our audition for our Solo Program, Jr. Company, & new Performance Ensemble will take place Thursday, May 14th, 2026 at the Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center from 4:30-6 PM.
This will also serve as one last chance to audition in person for the AMB Summer Intensive!
Our new Performance Ensemble will be open to students 9+ years of age who are in the Academy Division of AMB School. From this audition students will be selected to dance in 2-6 performance pieces that will be rehearsed and performed throughout the school year.
Pre-registration is required; to pre-register, & for more information on these programs & the Summer Intensive, visit AMBallet.org/school

Summer Programming Announcement!
In June we have our Teen/Adult Summer Series: A four-week series of classes for beginning through advanced teen and adult students.
It is 4 weeks long, from June 9 – July 1, 2026, and includes Adult Beginning Tap (ages 18+), Adult Int/Adv Tap (ages 18+), Teen Beginning Ballet (ages 11+), Adult Beginning Ballet (ages 18+), and Adult Int/Adv Ballet (ages 18+)
These are a series, so dancers must register by June 1, and no class cards, drop-ins, makeups, or trial classes will be offered for this series. Register now at AMBallet.org/School

Announcing our new June Children’s Summer Dance Camps: A magical combination of storytelling and dance creates a fun morning for dancers ages 6-9. Each themed camp starts with a ballet class, followed by a snack, ballet-inspired craft, and studio performance. You can choose to enroll in one, two, or all three Saturdays!
9:45-11:45 am
Camps:
Saturday, June 13, 2026 – Firebird
Saturday, June 20, 2026 – Swan Lake
Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Wizard of Oz
To register and for more information, visit AMBallet.org/school

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at the AMB School! 💘🩰❤️

SUMMER INTENSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT: We are thrilled to announce our guest teachers for our 2026 AMB Summer Intensive! First is returning guest teacher, Kim Sagami.
Kim Sagami is a Chicago-based ballet teacher, répétiteur, and executive director of The Gerald Arpino Foundation. Her teaching style reflects the influences of Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino as well as mentors Maggie Black, Hilary Cartwright (Yoga Narada founder), and Alonzo King (LINES). She danced professionally with The Joffrey Ballet under the directorship of Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino for fourteen years. Ms. Sagami earned an architecture degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2004. She continues to use architectural concepts to inform her students on body alignment and structure. Teaching credits include Joffrey Grainger Academy of Dance, Visceral Dance Center, Roosevelt University(CCPA), Chicago Ballet Arts, Ballet 5:8, Fort Wayne Ballet, Chicago High School of the Arts, Regional Dance America MidStates and Northeast Festival. Film credits include the 1987 film of the Joffrey Ballet’s historic restoration of Nijinsky’s lost Le Sacre du Printemps and the film of BILLBOARDS, a full-length rock ballet with music by Prince. Musical Theater credits include the national US touring company of The Phantom of the Opera. Ms. Sagami’s teaching certifications include the ABT National Training Curriculum, Zena Rommett Floor Barre™ and Yoga Narada founded by Hilary Cartwright. Ms. Sagami also serves as répétiteur for the Edward Stierle Family Trust.
We are so excited to have Ms. Sagami back with us this summer!