Angela Michelle Amonette

I am 37, an LPN charge nurse part time at the Villas in Desoto. I reside in the Farmington area where I have lived for approximately 35 years. I was born in San Diego, CA due to my father being in the Navy. I have a wonderful set of parents. My father pasted away approximately 8 years ago and that was extremely tough on me. Luckily with the help of my husband, daughter, mother, step-father and friends, I made it through the tough times. However, my best friend in the world is my mother.

I enjoy being with my friends, going to movies, out to eat, dancing and to the races. I have a wonderful marriage of 5 years this March, although I have been with my husband for 14 years. We have one daughter, McKinsey Shyane Amonette that is 12 years old, and a handful.

I have been with Dance Creations for about 25 years. I started taking acro when I was 12 years old, and added pom’s a few years later. The pom squad was called "Mineral Area Mascots." When I first started acro, I absolutely hated it. After I broke my leg and was out for 6 weeks, I realized I missed it. I have worked at Dance Creations since I was 14 years old. I still continue to volunteer my time at the studio every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I love my instructor Dana Pipkin-Anderson, which is like my best friend to me, and I truly love the rest of the gang.

My daughter, McKinsey Shyane Amonette has followed in her mother's footsteps and spends most of her time at Dance Creations. She started taking classes at 18 months and has been taking them ever since. She started doing solos at age 3 and has been competing ever since. She has taken ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, tap, acro, cheerleading, sports acro, and gymnastics, winning multiple awards. Her room is full of trophies, ribbons, plaques and medals. She is a special gifted child when it comes to dance and acro. She also has played soccer in the past, has modeled, is on the cheerleading squad at school, and is beginning to become a golfer. She excels at everything she does and her parents, grandparents are extremely proud of her.

Brandy Striler

Began dancing at the age of 8 at Ballet Arts Center in Bonne Terre, MO with combo classes of tap/jazz/ballet. At the age of 14, transferred to Dance Creations with classes of hip hop, jazz, tap, ballet, point, poms, advanced acro, lyrical, duets, and numerous solos.

Freshmen year of high school was on State Champion dance team North County Raiderettes, continuing onto my senior year as a Tri Captain. Assistant to Darren Henson, 2 years in a row for St. Louis conventions. Moved to Arkansas where I created the college dance team, the Blazerettes for Arkansas State University Mountain Home. Also taught at Kicks and Flips, working along side professional ballerina Sandy H. Took ballroom classes over the summer. Returned home to Dance Creations.

I have also traveled to California and experienced choreography with top choreographers in modern, contemporary, hip hop and jazz. My specialty is hip hop and modern.

Experience:

Teachers: Lindsey Byers and Erica Payne

Assistants: McKinsey Amonette and Jasmine Dorris

Front Office: Marilyn Horton