Lillian Fama
is from Meriden,Connecticut where she has lived all her life. She will be teaching Tap and Hip Hop at Dance Xpressions this year. Her love of dance all began when her mother enrolled her in her first combination ballet/ jazz class at the early age of four. Being an only child, dancing has really helped her come out of her shell and made her the person she is today. She has been studying the art of dance for twenty years at various studios in the area. Her specialties are in the style of Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop. Though she does have quite a bit of experience in Modern and some in Ballet. She is a strong motivated person with goals and ambitions that she pushes to meet. She has been performing and choreographing for many years (in high school and college levels). If she had to pick her favorite piece that she choreographed it would be a toss up between “NY Sidewalk” (an all rhythm tap piece) and “Cosi Vano” (a modern piece). Both were created while attending Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, Connecticut. She has aspirations of becoming a choreographer for a Tap company and/or choreographing hip hop pieces for different artists. Though right now her focus is on furthering her performance career and enjoying the lime light as much as she can. In the little time that Lillian is not dancing she enjoys spending time with her family, friends and her bunny “bundala”. Her favorite quote is “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star”, (Nietzsche) which actually makes her understand her mother’s craziness a little bit better. Lillian is excited to take on any challenge that faces her. Her motto is “Bring it on!”.

Amanda Bartlett
has been a student helper, a teacher’s assistant and a student teacher for the past 8 years. In 2007 Amanda as well as being a student took on a teachers position with Dance Xpressions. She is excited to continue her teaching experience with DX this year and will be teaching Tap and Ballet classes. She also teaches a Combination Tap/Ballet/Jazz class, and a Jazz class at the Elmwood Community Center . Amanda has been dancing for twelve years and has had training in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Pointe, Modern and Hip Hop with various studios including DX and is still training with DX. Amanda has taken classes with Andrey Silantyev and Cyrstal Chapman at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City and looks forward to continuing this education . Amanda has competed for 8 years and has won numerous awards including platinum, extreme gold, high gold, gold, high silver and silver medals, and many special awards. She has been selected 2 times at regional competitions for a national dance team. Amanda has performed in the Dancers Unite for Tsunami Relief benefit concert that was held in New London in 2005, at the Repertory Theatre in New Britain in a Midsummer’s Night Dream and at Hershey Park’s Talent Quest. Upon completion of High School, Amanda would like to further her education in dance and early childhood education.