Amy Famiglietti - Owner/Artistic Director

Amy has been dancing since she was five years old and has studied jazz, tap, ballet, Pointe, modern, lyrical, hip-hop, African dancing, ballroom dancing, ballet pedagogy, creative dance, aerobics, vocal recording and technique, Contemporary, and choreography.  She is a graduate of Bridgewater State College and has a B.A. in Communication Arts and Sciences with a concentration in Dance Education.  In addition to working at The Dance Studio, Amy has also worked for the YWCA After School Program and the Partnership for Community Schools After School Programs in Malden, MA.  Amy has also organized and taught many dance and performing arts workshops at camps throughout New England such as Camp Wind-in-the-Pines and Danforth Bay Camping Resort.  Amy has also competed in the Talent America Competition and was a semi-finalist in both the Solo Dance and Solo Vocal Categories.  Before becoming the owner at The Dance Studio Amy was working on a music career and released two EPs through Bristol Recording Studios in Boston and her single “Broken” was admitted in the Evolving Artist Entertainment Radio’s Hall of Fame for the most weeks at #1 on their countdown.  She has opened up for Jesse McCartney and has performed for events for Kiss 108 FM as well as a number of community performances.

Since becoming the Owner and Artistic Director of The Dance Studio, Amy has performed with and choreographed performances for her students at the Pulse  On Tour Showcase, the Walt Disney World Resort, Boston Celtics, Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, Prudential Center Winterlights Festival and more! In the summer of 2012 she filmed an episode for a new Home Renovation Flash Mob TV show called Spontaneous Construction for the HGTV network with four of the students from The Dance Studio and was recently awarded a full scholarship to The Pulse On Tour’s Teacher Workshop in NYC.  She has also choreographed routines featured on The Disney Channel for the Make Your Mark Competition.  In 2012 three of our students were showcased on the network for being one of the most liked videos! Most recently Amy was hired along with 4 of our dancers to be back up dancers in a commercial for MMB Advertising Agency.  Amy is also a member of Audacity Dance Company (an all styles adult dance company).

“I eat, sleep, and breathe what I do. I’m extremely lucky to call the life I lead my job and nothing brings me more pleasure than sharing my love and passion for the performing arts to all of my amazing students!”

E-mail: thedancestudio06@aol.com

Andrew Sterner - Assistant Vocal Recording Instructor/Music Producer

Andrew Sterner is a talented musician and producer.  He was trained in Audio Mixing and Mastering at Bristol Voice and Recording Studios.  He assists in the vocal recording class here at The Dance Studio and produces all of the music and masters the CDs for our vocal students.

Belinda Smith - Tap Instructor

Belinda began studying dance at age 7 and has always been most passionate about tap! Belinda has been involved in many dance competitions over the years and has received high scoring awards for her tap performances at the local and national level. She studied education with a minor in dance at Boston University and now works as a Spanish teacher in Woburn. Belinda also works as the choreographer for Woburn Memorial High School's Drama department and currently dances with the Audacity Dance Company. She's very excited to join the Dance Studio family!

Why do you dance?

Belinda: Dance is the purest expression of myself.  It allows me to share my happiness and my struggles in a beautiful way that hopefully moves others.

Devin Lively - Assistant Dance Instructor

Devin has been dancing for 7 years, 6 of which have been at The Dance Studio.  While at The Dance Studio Devin has achieved amazing growth as a performer, technician, and choreographer.  She was on our Junior Dance Company for one year and is about to begin her 4th consecutive year as a member of our Senior Dance Company.  With the Senior Dance Company Devin has performed at the Walt Disney World Resort twice, opened for the Boston Celtics, has performed at the Pulse on Tour twice, and while at the Pulse on Tour also was awarded a scholarship honoring her leadership skills! Devin was also a recital soloist last year playing the role of Brianna Freeman in our Save the World: Chronicles of the Chosen Ones Recital proving that she doesn’t only dance and choreograph, but can act as well!

Devin has studied Hip Hop, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Lyrical, Contemporary, Choreography, and Acrobatics.  She is the youngest student to have ever been a student choreographer and is one of the only dancers to have been given the honor of student choreographer twice.

Most Recently Devin was hired to be a back up dancer for a commercial for MMB Advertising Agency.

In addition to her dance accomplishments Devin was awarded Most Improved Student in 8th Grade, Student of the Month, and has won 2nd place in the Medford Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot the past two years.

Devin is a born leader and has always been such a positive role model and influential part of our dance family. We are so excited to welcome her to our faculty for her first year of assistant teaching.

Why do you dance?

Devin: I dance as a way to vent and let out my feelings without words.

What does dance mean to you?

Devin: Dance means everything to me.  The Senior Dance Company is not even a team, it’s a family. I love coming to dance to be myself with the dancing and also knowing the girls around me aren’t judging me and love dance the same way I do.