Lou, a native of Hamilton, started dancing at age 6.
He trained in the Luigi method of jazz in New York and London, England, where he enjoyed a very successful career as a dancer/actor on stage in the West End and in TV and film (Man of La Mancha,Fiddler on the Roof,West Side Story,The London Palladium Show - where he met wife and partner, Pauline).
Lou has been Director of the Performing Arts Programme(P.A.P) at Theatre Aquarius for over 25 years, building it into the successful programme it is today.
He is head of The Dance Centre jazz/tap department and teaches Junior, Intermediate and Senior jazz and tap at the Hamilton location.
Amanda has been dancing since the age of three under the instruction of her parents Lou and Pauline Zamprogna who opened The Dance Centre in 1975.
She has been teaching dance at The Dance Centre for over 20 years. Her passion lies in teaching jazz and tap.
Amanda is also a Registered Massage Therapist. She has an extensive knowledge in the body and how it works and feels that this knowledge helps when teaching dance and helping her students to understand how to use their muscles in order to support the joints and also how to avoid injury.
In 2013, after the passing of her beloved mum, Pauline, Amanda has taken on the role of managing and operating The Dance Centre, alongside her dad, Lou and sister Gema.
Amanda started taking classes at The Dance Centre as a child and continued training in ballet and jazz through her teens.
She achieved her R.A.D Advanced 1 at The Dance Centre and upon graduating high school was accepted into the prestigious dance programme at Ryerson University in Toronto, where she specialized in teaching.
Lou and Pauline are thrilled that Amanda has returned to her "roots" taking on the position of head teacher at the Dundas studio.
Amanda is a Registered Teacher of The Royal Academy of Dance (R.A.D).
Seraphina has an unwavering passion for dance that began at The Dance Centre in pre-ballet, at the age of 4. Ballet has been a constant throughout the years, but she has added modern/contemporary, hip-hop, tap and jazz to further explore the art of dance. Currently, she is attending McMaster University, studying Kinesiology, which is providing her with a deeper understanding of the mechanics of the human body and how it interacts with movement. Seraphina is very excited about the upcoming dance year and looking forward to meeting new dancers and welcoming back familiar faces.
Bella has been dancing at The Dance Centre since 2010, doing jazz and following the RAD ballet syllabus. Over the years, she has explored different styles at the studio such as hip-hop/street dance, modern, contemporary and tap. Bella also commutes to the University of Guelph for her undergrad and while doing so has most recently completed her RAD Advanced 1 exam. She loves helping her students enjoy dancing as much as she does and is excited to get back into the studio, creating a positive and energetic environment for her dancers.