DelMonico Dance

⭐️Taking time to reflect on all the moments we are so grateful for during our week at nationals. Thank you Legacy Dance Championships for selecting DelMonico Dance to be the recipient of the ADCC Studio of Excellence! We are honored. ⭐️

Avaree is a proud DelMonico Dance alumna and recently graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Sociology. After graduating from DelMonico Dance, she continued her dance career as a four-year member of the Villanova Dance Team. During her collegiate career, she performed at football and basketball games, represented the university at the Big East Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, March Madness, and competed at UDA College Nationals. She helped lead her team to a 6th-place finish in the Division I Game Day and a Top 10 finish in Division I Jazz while performing alongside some of the nation’s top collegiate dance programs. We are excited to bring in her fresh perspective and collegiate experience to the team!

With over 16 years of dance training, Avaree has experience in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, and musical theatre. Her goal is to create a positive and encouraging environment where every dancer feels confident, challenged, and supported.

Avaree believes dance is about more than perfecting technique- it’s about building confidence, developing discipline, creating lifelong friendships, and making memories that last a lifetime. Having Avaree back at DelMonico is a wonderful full circle moment as Miss Kim was one of her first teachers when she joined DelMonico at just 5 years old! She is thrilled to be back at DelMonico Dance and can’t wait to share her passion with the next generation of dancers!

Lily is a proud DelMonico Dance Alumni and has been dancing competitively since the age of three. This fall, she will attend the University of Wisconsin-River Falls to study Social Studies Education, pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher.

As the former Miss Minnesota’s Teen 2025, Lily dedicated her year of service to advocating for children in need by providing hygiene products and everyday essentials through her community initiative. She is passionate about mentoring the youth, building confidence, and creating a positive environment where every dancer can learn, grow, and feel supported.

Lily is so excited to return to DelMonico Dance and share her love of dance with young dancers!

Amparo Plamann-Padilla earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from New World School of the Arts, graduating summa cm laude in 2016. She has trained extensively in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and Horton technique, and has over a decade of experience teaching dancers of all ages and levels.

Known for her warm, encouraging teaching style, Amparo creates a positive classroom environment where students build strong technique, confidence, artistry, and a genuine love of dance. Following a personal injury, she developed a passion for injury prevention and incorporates Pilates and Progressing Ballet Technique PBT principles to help dancers move safely and efficiently.

Amparo is passionate about helping every student reach their full potential and finds great joy in watching young dancers grow both in and out of the studio.

We are so excited to have Amparo begin working with our dancers of all ages and levels!