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Serving the Greater Chicagoland Area

✨ Elite Performance Training ✨✨ Movement Education & Wellness ✨

15 years coaching acro, dance, and cheer
with an anatomy-aware approach for faster, safer results.

Specialized movement education
through seasonal programming,workshops, and private coaching
for athletes, children, women, and families.


Are you looking for?

Specialized Acrobatic
Dance & Tumbling Training

Performance &
Audition Prep

Competition, Audition, & Event Choreographer, Dance Instructor

Team Stunt &
Lifts Consultant

Creative Movement Arts
for Tots through Adults


Elite Performance Training & Education:
Acrobatics ◦ Tumbling ◦ Dance ◦ Cheer ◦ Choreography ◦ Creative Arts

For athletes, dancers, cheerleaders, and performers.

Foundational & specialized training in elite acro, dance, tumbling, leaps & turn technique development.


Movement Education & Wellness:
Female Fitness ◦ Yoga ◦ Prenatal & Postpartum Movement ◦ Joint-Aware Movement

For women, children, and families.

Supporting movement across the lifespan through creative movement arts, female, prenatal and postpartum fitness, and movement-based wellness programs.Building strength, body awareness, confidence, and sustainable movement practices for everyday life.


Are you or someone you know looking for
Women's Lifestyle & Wellness Support or Birth Doula Services?

upcoming classes & Workshops

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FALL 10-WEEK ACRO LAB SERIES

September 20 - November 22, 2026
12-12:45 pm (Int./Adv.) | 12:45-1:30 pm (Adv./Elite)

There is no time like the present
to improve acro skills in a results-driven,
small-group training environment.
Safely, Effectively, and Efficiently.

8 SPOTS PER CLASS! RESERVE YOUR ENROLLMENT TODAY!
Full Tuition ($35/Class) | 6-Week Class Pass ($37.50/Class) | Drop-In ($40/Class)

Full tuition can be prorated up until Session 4 (October 11th) start date.
Sibling discounts are available!

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Int./Adv. Acro Skills Lab | 12:00-12:45 pm
Ages 5-12 (1/8 Spots Remaining!)

Skills included, but not limited to:Switch leg cartwheels
Backwalkovers/Frontwalkovers
Valdez, Penche Rolls
Hand stands / Elbow stands / Chin stands
Kip-Ups / Toe Rise / Over-toe Backwalkover
Aerial Progressions
And more....

Prerequisite(s):
handstands, cartwheels,
backbend up & down from standing

Adv./Elite Acro Skills Lab | 12:45-1:30 pm
Ages 8-17 (Open for Registration!)

Skills included, but not limited to:Back Handsprings / Walk-outs / Back Tucks
Side / Front / Back Aerials
Connecting advanced skills
Corkscrew / Webster Progressions
Advanced Acro Inversions
540 Leaps
And more....

Prerequisite(s):
handstands, cartwheels, front & back walkovers,
side aerial and/or back handspring

Not sure yet?

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about the ACRO LAB SERIES registration options.

Whether you're ready to commit to the full series or want to try acro first, there are a few ways to get started!

✦ First-Class Trial — $20First time working with Amanda Marie Training?Depending on class availability, athletes may try their first class coaching experience with Amanda Marie Training at $20 for a FIRST-CLASS TRIAL.

✦ Full (or Prorated-Full) Registration | $35/Class[Best value + guaranteed spot]Registering for the full consecutive series is offered prorated until Session 4, October 11th)✓ Registers student for ALL consecutive classes from start date (offered until October 11th)
✓ $35/class
✓ Reserves a spot for the entire session
✓ Capped at 6 full registrants
Use the registration link below to register!

✦ 6-Week Class Pass | $37.50/Class ($225)[Best flexibility + guaranteed spot]✓ Any 6 classes during the 10-week session
✓ $37.50/class
✓ Reserves a spot for the entire session
✓ Capped at 8 registrants (e.g. If there are 4 full registrants, up to 4 students can join as [6-Week Class Pass] registrants)
Additional classes may be attended at the Drop-in rate.Use the registration link below to register!

✦ Drop-In | $40/ClassFor families who can't commit to the full series, individual drop-in classes are available for $40/class, subject to availability.Students must have a completed participation waiver on file.For Inquiries, Week-of Drop-In Availability & Payment Links please contact Amanda.📱text:
(314) 919-5292
🖂 email:
[email protected]


ACRO WORKSHOP

September 13th, 12:00-12:45 PM

$20 per student. No commitment required.
Complete the Waiver below to participate.

COMPLETED! THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED! :)

✨ Acro Workshop — $20Sunday, September 13 | 45 minutesCome experience acro skills training with me before the 10-week series begins!This special introductory workshop is an opportunity to experience the class, meet the instructor, and get a feel for the environment before deciding whether you'd like to participate in the full series.$20 | No commitment requiredThe workshop is a standalone event and does not count as the part of the Fall Acro Skills Training Series.Workshop registration does not guarantee a spot in the 10-week series. If you know you'd like to participate in the 10-week series, register for the full series to reserve your spot.

Want first notice of upcoming workshops + class openings?


Any inquiries?Text or email to reach out:
📱 (314) 919-5292
✉ [email protected]

training offerings & rates

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about

Amanda Marie is a movement educator, performer, choreographer, and graduate Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine with a lifelong background in dance, acrobatics, cheer, and athletic performance.She holds a Bachelor of Science in Dance and Biology from Northwestern University and has over a decade of experience teaching and coaching athletes in acrobatics, tumbling, dance technique, flexibility, performance quality, jumps & stunts, and choreography.Amanda began her teaching career with Karen's School of Acrobatics & Dance in Park Ridge, IL. She performed and competed with several dance companies throughout the Chicagoland area earning national awards for acrobatic dance performances. She has taught at over five studios spanning beginning to collegiate levels in movement arts, dance technique, leaps and turns, acrobatic and tumbling, and focused conditioning.She later founded Amanda’s Aerial Arts (now Elite Performance Training), where she provides individualized acro and tumbling training designed to help athletes safely progress toward their goals.With experience spanning competitive dance, cheerleading, choreography, youth instruction, psychology and medical education, Amanda combines technical training with a deeper understanding of movement, body awareness, confidence, and athletic wellness. Her coaching style emphasizes strong foundations, injury-conscious progression, individualized feedback, and creating a supportive environment where athletes can grow both technically and personally.Amanda is passionate about returning to the performing arts world with a renewed perspective that bridges athletic performance, movement education, and whole-person wellness.


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