About Us

 BALLET 

Rachel Day is from Geneva, IL. She spent her early training studying under Terry Fox, Elise Flagg, and Judith Chitwood. She recently graduated from Northern Illinois University (NIU) with her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance Performance. While at NIU, she focused her training on ballet and various forms of modern dance. She performed lead roles such as Michaela in Carmen, Marie Taglioni in Pas de Quatre, and Princess in Carmina Burana. She has performed in Bell, FL with the Pas De Cheval Dancers under the direction of Paula Frasz, St. Louis, MO at Big Muddy’s DanceFest, and with DanceLoop Chicago on a dance film titled “Maybe We Don’t Know Love.” She is currently an apprentice with Chicago Repertory Ballet under the direction of Wade Schaaf. She is looking forward to sharing her love for ballet with the Freedom Of Movement students and joining the faculty for season 4!

ACRO / TUMBLING INSTRUCTOR

Ambrielle began her dance training in the Chicagoland area at the age of 5 and began dancing competitively at age 9. She has trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, musical theater and hip hop.  After several years of working as a pre-professional contemporary dancer at events around Chicagoland and then following a long-time dream of working at Disney World as a character performer, she returned to the Chicagoland area to pursue her passion for teaching. 

Ambrielle began her acrobatics training in 2018 with Acrobatic Arts, an internationally recognized acro dance syllabus focusing on flexibility, strength, limbering, balancing, and tumbling. She completed her training in 2021 and is fully certified in Acrobatic Arts through the 8 levels and 3 pre-professional levels. Ambrielle loves teaching acro dance because it combines strength and attention to detail with the artistry of dance. Ambrielle believes that acro dance teaches a student that their only limit is their mind, and loves seeing her student's hard work and dedication pay off!  

Kylie is trained in many styles, but finds her passion in contemporary and ballet. She grew up in the Chicagoland area competing and attending various conventions, participating in exclusive closing shows, and receiving multiple scholarships from choreographers such as tWitch, Sonya Tayeh, Travis Wall, and many other SYTYCD choreographers. Kylie has taught many styles for over 5 years. She adores working with the littles as she is currently in school to become an elementary school teacher! She always strives to create a safe and positive environment, free of judgment. Kylie incorporates body positivity into her classes and promotes free expression in all her classes. 

GUEST INSTRUCTOR

STRETCH & TECHNIQUE

I began my dance training at the age of 4 and started competing at the age 6. My dance background is filled with tons of different styles. I studied with Gus Giordano as well as Joe Tremaine and have won many different titles and scholarships along the way. I started teaching dance along with coaching power tumbling at the age of 16, it was then I found my love of coaching gymnastics. I started training level 7 through 10 gymnasts along with choreographing floor and beam routines. I have students all around Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan who have won many national titles in the dance world. I also have worked with many school dance teams in Indiana and Illinois. I have many students that are now out in the world living their dreams as professional dancers all over the world. One of them is my own Daughter. My heart and passion has helped me combine my training with dance and gymnastics to becoming an instructor known for training skills, flexibility, and strength for any style of dance or gymnastics. I also specialize in cleaning any level of dancer and dance style. I am always excited to meet new hard working children. I inspire them because they inspire me.