Season #34
Here We Go!

Classes begin Tuesday, September 3!

We are excited to offer Dance at TWO locations this season
to central Illinois!
Champaign AND Mahomet!

Early Registration now thru Thursday, July 18!
Regular Registration will continue after July 18

*Please note that Online Registration is not available for Early Registration

*Early Registration is only available in person at AIM

*Online Registration will begin on Friday, July 19

*You can register for either location in Champaign or Mahomet

Early Registration Hours at AIM:

Champaign Location
(4010 Colleen Drive)
Monday - Thursday, July 11-18 (3-8pm)

Mahomet Location
(804 Eastwood Drive Suite 10)
Friday, July 12 (4-6pm)
Saturday, July 13 (9-11am)
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Regular Registration Hours at AIM:

Champaign Location
Monday - Thursday, July 22 - July 25 (3-8pm)
Monday - Thursday, July 29 - August 1 (3-8pm)
Monday - Thursday, August 5 - 8 (4pm-6pm)
Monday - Thursday, August 12-15 (4pm-6pm)
Monday - Thursday, August 19-22 (4pm-6pm)

Mahomet Location
Friday, July, 19 (3-6pm)
Friday, July 25 (3-6pm)
Friday, August 1 (3-6pm)
Friday, August 8 (3-6pm)

AIM Instructors!
The AIM staff has over 200 years of
combined teaching experience!
Tricia Trimble, Chad Trimble, Skylee Petersen, Kristin Rees,
Emily Chapman, Jen Garcia, Lauren McClure, Lucas Anderson,
Stephanie Astorina-Newson, Livie Oltean,
Autumn McHale, Marley Arquines, Emma Surina,
Lynda Piatt, Marissa Brewer, Ella Tangen, Kami Holmes,
Makenna Gray, McKenna Garcia, & Momoe Tanaka!
& Taylor Knott is back home & teaching full time this season! Taylor is an AIM alum, graduate of University of Iowa & 4 year veteran on the U/Iowa competitive dance team. It's so AIMazing to have her back home & sharing her Dance JOY with the students!
34th annual
Recital Showcase! 
Mark your calendars for these dates!

June 12-15, 2025
Tech Rehearsals tentatively June 9-11;
pictures tentatively June 5-8
At AIM, our goal is to provide you with the best possible dance instruction and help your children learn the discipline that it offers. We are committed to providing our students with the highest quality of dance training. AIM continues to be known as one of the TOP STUDIOS in the nation, excelling at technical & creative excellence. AIM Dancers are versatile in all genres (including Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Musical Theater/Acting, Pointe, & Tap) & go on to attend the most elite university/college dance programs, the best competitive collegiate dance teams, ballet companies, modern companies, Broadway, television & movies, commercials, industrial work, & much more! We strive to strengthen each dancer's skills, technique and terminology and to create a positive environment that promotes confidence, character and poise. Our program teaches life skills through the artistry of dance including honesty, integrity, loyalty and dedication. We are committed to keeping our standards high and constantly engineering and adapting creative and exciting techniques. AIM Dancers excel in their development as children and young adults and take their dance experience into all areas of their world. At AIM, we believe dance is a gift that each student will carry with them throughout their lifetime. We thank you for providing them with this special gift! We are beyond excited for this summer to lead us into our 34th season! God Bless!
Competition Company
A truly extraordinary experience!
If interested in joining our company, please
contact Skylee at skyleepetersen.aim@gmail.com
for info!
The AIM Company is a team of talented, enthusiastic, passionate dancers, elevating their skills to a higher level & competing among the best, most elite studios in the country!
Congratulations to the AIM Company for an outstanding Nationals! They came home with 3 of the possible 6 Victory Cups in the Advanced Division Championships "Battle of the Stars." Here are the overall high score results (note these are not the results for each division & category, but the overall combined results & there were countless routines in each of these divisions).
mini solos level 2 (intermediate): 3-Brooklyne Jones, 4th - Briella Bielema & Brooklyne 2nd / Briella 3rd Intermediate Petite Miss Starpower; Junior solos level 3 (advanced): 1st - Aria Pape, 9 - Kiley Browning, 11- Owen Gough; Teen solos level 3 (advanced): 1st - Laila Wells, 3 - Mallory Hobbs, 9 - Olivia Kamerer, 12 - Brynn Thornsbrough; Senior solos level 3 (advanced): 1st - Kati Fleck, 3 - Alyx Gardner, 5 - Katherine Liagridonis, 9 - Chloe Jung, 12 - Sarah Jacobs, 14 - Momoe Tanaka; Duet/Trios advanced level: mini: 3 - Back To The Start; Junior 2 - Anatomy, Teen: 1st- Tale As Old As Time, 3 - Solitary Song, 6 - Lose My Breath, 9 - Medicine; Senior: 1 - Infinite Confinement, 2 - A Change Is Gonna Come, 3 - Exile, 5 - Someday On My Mind; Small Groups Intermediate Level: 3rd - Born To Run, 5th - Tea Party / Born To Run - finalist in the Premier (Intermediate) Battle of the Stars Finals; Small Groups Advanced Level: mini: 2 - The Most Beautiful Things, 3 - Here I Am, 8 - Tough Love; Junior: 1st - Days Like This, 8 - Thank God I Do; Teen: 2 - Sleeping On The Blacktop, 4 - Mine; Senior: 1st- Out Of The Woods, 2 - Watch Me Walk, 3 - You Lost Me, 4 - I'm Invisible, 9 - Never Letting Go; Large Groups Advanced Level: Mini: 1st - Little Cloud, 6 - Pennsylvania 6-5000; Junior: 1st- We Are The Truth, 4 - Warrior; Teen: 1st- Just A Girl; Senior: 1st- New York State Of Mind, 3- Mercy On Me: Lines Advanced Level: Mini: 2nd-Shark Party; Junior: 1-Money; Teen: 1st-The Search; Senior: 2nd-Bridge Over Troubled Water; 11 & under Grand Lines Advanced Level: 1st-AIM FOR JOY! Battle Of The Stars Advanced Solo Championships: Junior: 1st- Aria Pape (Junior Miss Starpower); 1st-Owen Gough (Junior Mr Starpower); Teen: 1st-Laila Wells (Teen Miss Starpower), Finalist- Mallory Hobbs, 1st-Max Petersen (Teen Mr Starpower); Senior: 1st-Kati Fleck (Senior Miss Starpower), 2nd-Alyx Gardner, Finalist-Katherine Liagridonis, 3rd-Kash Farrell (Mr Starpower); Born To Run - finalist in Level 2 (Intermediate) groups ages 11 & under; Advanced Battle of The Stars Championships: Mini Small Group: 2nd-The Most Beautiful Things, Mini Large Group: 1st-Little Cloud, Mini Line: 2nd-Shark Party; VICTORY CUP MINI AGE DIVISION- LITTLE CLOUD; Junior Small Group: 2nd-Days Like This, Junior Large Group; 1st-We Are The Truth; Junior Line-Money, VICTORY CUP JUNIOR AGE DIVISION- WE ARE THE TRUTH; Teen Small Group: 1st-Sleeping On The Blacktop; Teen Large Group: 1st-Just A Girl; Teen Line: 1st-The Search; VICTORY CUP WINNER TEEN AGE- JUST A GIRL; Senior Small Group: 3rd-Out Of The Woods; Senior Large Group- 2-NY State of Mind; Senior Line: 3-Bridge Over Troubled Water; Choreography awards: Skylee (Days Like This), Jared (NY State Of Mind), & Skylee Choreographer of the Year for Out OF The Woods; 11 & under Performance of The Year (based on acting/showmanship/musical theater quality) - The Adams Family; Discovery Spotlight scholarship recipients: Hannah Bustetter & Morgan Bates; World Dance Pageant Scholarship recipient: Katherine Liagridonis; Excellence in Artistry - Art In Motion!
Congratulations to our 2024 AIM SENIORS!
We are going to miss these AIMazing dancers so much!
We know they will each do AIMing things as they continue their journey & dance through their next life chapter! We love you all!
Congratulations to Emmaline Rapier, AIM Alum Dancer! Emmaline recently was selected as one of the elite Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders (dancers)! There were thousands of dancers who auditioned & we are beyond excited that Emmaline was one of the 30 selected!
Sarah visited NYC early July & was able to see ABT's Swan Lake & get a picture with AIM alum, Devon Teuscher, after the performance! Devon found her passion for ballet at AIM & we love watching her journey as a Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre!
Come Dance With Us!
Dance = JOY!
Art In Motion Dance Studio, Inc. | 217-351-9741
www.aim-dance.com
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