Positive Image Dance Studio relocates to new Millbury location

By: 
Tammy Walro

        Amelia Burkey, owner and director of Positive Image Dance Studio, welcomed dancers and visitors at a grand opening and open house Jan. 30 at the studio’s new location at 1600 Woodville Rd., Millbury.
        Burkey, a 2004 Northwood High School graduate, started her dream business in August 2018 at her previous location at 4604/4606 Woodville Rd. in Northwood with the hopes of serving the community she knows and loves.
        “I’ve been dancing since I was 2 years old,” she said. “Dance was my number-one passion and owning my own dance studio was a lifelong dream.”
        Burkey and Positive Image Dance Studio’s team of instructors offer lessons in jazz, hip hop, tap, ballet, pointe, modern, lyrical/contemporary, tumbling, baton and cheer/pom.
        “We also bring in many guest dance instructors, including a former New York City Rockette,” Burkey said.
        Positive Image has a competition team of 33 kids, starting at age 6, that competes in numerous competitions from January to May, Burkey said. They have won top placement awards, along with studio standout awards like ‘Studio Sportsmanship,’ ‘Ultimate Entertainer’ and ‘Crowd Pleaser.’
        The studio’s dancers have performed at various local events, such at Northwood Nights festivals, Toledo Walleye games, University of Toledo basketball games, and many more, she added.
        As her business grew, Burkey began looking for a larger location, which she found just down the road.
        “It’s been almost a yearlong process,” she said, of the relocation process. “I never imagined the studio would grow so quickly in three years.
        “Our new location brought us a third studio, a larger lobby, a lounge for our older dancers and much more dance space in general,” she said. “Positive Image has so many new and exciting things coming to keep our dance family growing.”
        Along with her dance background, Burkey has worked with the students at Northwood High School for the last 16 years, serving as the choreographer for the school’s spring musical.
        Classes at Positive Image Dance Studio are open to ages 2 through 18-19 and go through 18/19 years old. To learn more, call 419-699-4708 or visit danceatpids.wixsite.com/positiveimage or facebook.com/PIDSdance.
 
 
 
 

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