Our Team · Brown Deer, WI

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An extraordinary team of professional, diverse and expertly qualified instructors — many of whom grew up dancing at ADA and came back to teach.

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The ADA Family

Experienced teachers, lifelong connections

The dance teachers at Academy of Dance Arts are working artists and educators: university dance degrees (BFA, BA, MEd), Master Dance Educator certification through the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, professional stage careers from Walt Disney World to the Milwaukee Bucks, and decades of classroom experience — several of our instructors also teach in Milwaukee schools by day.

There’s a reason ADA feels like a dance family: many of our instructors grew up here. They took their first classes at age three or four, trained through every level, and returned to teach the next generation. Today, they help shape the same welcoming community that shaped them.

Owner & Director

The Heart of ADA Since 2000

Lindsay Stammer

Owner & Director

Lindsay Stammer is the owner and director of Academy of Dance Arts. She began dancing at age four and, excelling quickly in both technique and leadership, was teaching by 16. Over her performing career she has danced at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Six Flags, the Wisconsin Wave games, New York City and venues across Milwaukee — and for thirty-five years she has attended conventions to keep advancing her own education in the art of dance.

Lindsay found her calling at 23, when she took over one of the earliest-established dance studios in southeast Wisconsin. Under her ownership ADA has grown steadily, and her ongoing training at CNADM (Chicago National Association of Dance Masters), Monsters of Hip-Hop and Disney workshops has shaped her work as both a dance mentor and a studio owner. She has been recognized several times for her expertise as a performer and instructor at CNADM Chicago conventions and holds numerous choreography awards from competitions throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

More than anything, Lindsay thrives on her students' achievements and personal growth. As she puts it: "ADA is a family that progresses with each ambitious child searching for their love of art and expression."

Instructors

Professional, diverse & expertly qualified

Working artists and educators — university dance degrees, master's-level teachers, Dance Masters certifications and professional stage careers — who chose to teach. Tap a card to read their story.

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