Ms. Schaefer grew up in Wichita, KS where she began dancing justbefore her 3rd birthday. Her early training included time at the Kansas DanceAcademy and studying in L.A. on scholarship with the EDGE Performing ArtsCenter. In high school, Amy moved to study ballet intensively with Ms. SharonRogers at Rogers Ballet, Inc. She graduated from college with a B.F.A. inBallet from Friends University.
During her time at Friends, she was honored to have rolescreated for her by Dominic Walsh, formerly with Houston Ballet and DominicWalsh Dance Theatre, and Shawn Stevens, formerly with New York City Ballet. Inaddition to performing many original works, she was also a soloist in the Nutcracker,Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, and performed the principal rolein Les Syphides. After graduation, she continued to dance withWichita Ballet Theatre and began her teaching career.
In 2009, Amy joined Ballet Emmanuel, a full-time Christianballet company, and made the move to Colorado Springs. She retired fromperforming in 2012 and is enjoying teaching at Ballet Society, raising three beautiful children, and exploring the mountains with her husband. Ms. Schaeferis an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® TeacherTraining Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National TrainingCurriculum.
