Studio Director

Amber Adams

Amber is the Director of TBDA. She grew up in Burley, ID. Amber danced at a local studio in Burley throughout her younger years. Once she got to High School, she danced for the Burley Stepperettes until graduating in 2011. For the last 5 years, she was a dance coach for a local studio and has decided to branch out on her own to offer a fun and competitive atmosphere for  young, dedicated dancers. 

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Amber has so much love for her dancers and is always pushing them to be their very best. Amber continues to take online classes to better her teaching and help her dancers improve their technique in many areas. 

Ballet/Pointe Instructor

Abby Taylor

Abigail Taylor is a trained dancer who has practiced ballet and modern for 15 years. Abigail began dancing with a pre-professional company in her home town of Newport, Oregon. She then studied dance at the University of Oregon and choreographed for musical theater productions at Washington State University. Abigail has excellent understanding of movement and the human body as she has a Bachelors degree in Kinesiology and practices as a Physical Therapist Assistant. She is excited to share her love and knowledge of dance with the next generation of artists. • Advocate For Healthy Physical, Mental and Emotional Development of Dancers

Tap Instructor

Suzanne Hess

Suzanne took her first ballet class at the age of 3 and fell in love with dance. Throughout her years as a dance student, Suzanne trained in many styles: tap, clogging, Irish hard shoe and soft shoe dance, ballet, and jazz. Suzanne has been able to compete and perform in many venues.

During college, Suzanne danced on the university clogging team and expanded her love for dance by taking ballroom dance and various other dance courses.

Suzanne holds a bachelor degree in Exercise Science and Outdoor Recreation, along with an Idaho Teaching Certificate specializing in Physical Education.

As a dance instructor, Suzanne knows that it is important for her to create an environment where her students will feel confident, strong, and comfortable. She hopes to instill a love of movement and body positivity in young dancers.