Amee Alioto is a Sonoma County professional dance educator, performer, and choreographer who loves the opportunity to work with dancers of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of experience. Beginning her own dance journey at the age of three, Amee’s extensive dance background includes decades of formal training in tap, jazz, hip-hop, modern, tumbling, and musical theater. Her goal is to share her dance experience and love of dance with others, and inspire people to find that unique dance inspiration and connection within themselves. Having taught dance for the past 30 years, Amee is a certified dance instructor through the national organization, Dance Masters Of America, and is a member of National Dance Education Organization. Additionally, Amee is a middle school teacher and holds teaching degrees for both General Education and Special Education settings. She is former owner and Artistic Director of Alioto’s School of Dance and currently teaches both beginning and advanced dance courses at Adele Harrison Middle School and Rhoten Productions Performing Arts Camps at the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma. She has choreographed award-winning competitive dance teams in jazz, tap, and musical theatre categories, and many of Amee’s former students have gone on to professional dance careers. Having a passion for musical theater, Amee has loved choreographing numerous Sonoma County stage productions including Nunsense, The Full Monty, Pirates of Penzance, Man of La Mancha, and over a decade of middle-school musicals. Amee strives to create a safe and inclusive dance environment where people feel comfortable to explore and find joy in movement. She makes space for students to explore their own ways of expressing themselves through dance. Join in the fun, Amee cannot wait to dance with you!