Milwaukee's North Side Dance Home Since 1983
Academy of Dance Arts is a dance studio in Brown Deer, WI, founded in 1983 and owned and directed by Lindsay Stammer since 2000. For more than four decades we've offered professional dance training in an encouraging setting — for the dancer chasing a career and the child who just loves to move.
Founded 1983
Founded in Brown Deer by Roberta Rehberg-Boorse
Since 2000
Lindsay Stammer has been the owner & director since 2000
Ages 2–Adult
Ages we teach, from Dancer & Me to adult classes
8 dance styles
Ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, modern, lyrical
Welcoming generations of Brown Deer families
Academy of Dance Arts opened its doors in 1983 under founder Roberta Rehberg-Boorse, a teacher whose professional standards still define how we run a class. Several of today's faculty trained under her.
In 2000, Lindsay Stammer — who started dancing at four and teaching at sixteen — took over the studio at age 23. Under her direction ADA has grown into one of the longest-running dance schools in southeast Wisconsin, with a faculty of working artists and educators, a full training ladder from toddlers to pointe, and the ADA Dance Company competition program.
What hasn't changed is the reason families stay for nine, ten, twelve years: dancers are taught correctly, encouraged constantly, and treated like family.
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
Our mission is to provide high-quality dance training in a positive atmosphere for every student. For the dancer seeking a career in dance, or the student seeking poise and physical fitness, training at Academy of Dance Arts builds the self-confidence that benefits a young person for life.
Why families from across Milwaukee & Ozaukee counties choose ADA
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Real training, at every level
From Creative Dance pre-ballet to pointe, every class is taught with proper technique by credentialed instructors. As one parent put it: "Real dance is taught at the ADA. No shortcuts."
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An encouraging setting
Dancers of every shape, size, learning style and talent are supported to be their best. Confidence and positive body image are outcomes families tell us about again and again.
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A genuinely diverse dance family
Our students and teachers come from many different areas and backgrounds across Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties. That diversity is who we are — and one reason families call ADA a second home.
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Somewhere to grow
A little bit of dance or a lot: one class a week, or the ADA Dance Company competition path. Dancers move up through the gemstone levels as they're ready.
Ready to Join the ADA Dance Family?
Find your dancer's class, sign up for a free trial, or register today — we'd love to meet you.