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she\/her<\/em><\/p>\n Dance, Choreography<\/p>\n Emily has 15 years of dance training and has been sharing her love of dance as a teacher and choreographer for over a decade. Her favorite choreography credits include Joseph\u2026Dreamcoat (Circle Theatre), The Sound of Music (Shadblow Theatre), The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Mary Poppins (Jenison High School). She has also performed in a number of musicals and concerts in the community, most recently appearing as a tap-dancing egg and Renaissance woman in the ensemble of Something Rotten. What she loves most about teaching at Civic is watching her students enthusiastically take on challenges! Outside of dance, Emily enjoys working as a fundraiser for D.A. Blodgett \u2013 St. John\u2019s and spending time with her husband, Mikey, and sweet pup, Louie. She has choreographed several shows in the West Michigan area, including Singin\u2019 in the Rain, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Mary Poppins at Jenison High School, and Joseph\u2026Dreamcoat at Circle. In addition to teaching dance, Emily utilizes her B.A. in Communication and Community Leadership (from Aquinas College) at the Land Conservancy of West Michigan, where she works as Development & Events Specialist.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n What inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n Music, nature, amazing choreography, youth, my students!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Who is your favorite fictional character?<\/strong><\/p>\n Elle Woods<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n What was your favorite after-school snack?<\/strong><\/p>\n Ants on a log or goldfish crackers<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.grct.org\/classes\/teaching-artists\/” button_text=”Back to Teaching Artists” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_icon=”8||divi||400″ button_icon_placement=”left” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EMILY AMBS she\/her Dance, Choreography Emily has 15 years of dance training and has been sharing her love of dance as a teacher and choreographer for over a decade. 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