Emilee Peterson

Teaches at Chicago Dance

Emilee began studying Ballet and Jazz at the age of six. For twelve years she
trained at the Lisa Boehm School of Ballet, performing in solo roles and the corps de ballet for the EAPA’s and Lisa Boehm’s production of the Nutcracker. She then went on to train at The Faubourg School of Ballet, with the world known and acclaimed Watmora Casey, where she performed a duet in the ballet Paquita, which helped land her a scholarship to study at the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC. Emilee also studied Drama for several years, performing in 42nd Street, On the Town, Guys-n- Dolls, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In 2000 Emilee was introduced to the world of competitive Ballroom Dancing. She began teaching ballroom dancing and training here in Chicago at Chicago Dance. 

In 2001 Emilee started competing as a Professional Ballroom dancer and a Pro-Am competitor, taking first place in many competitions all over the country in both categories. In 2003 she started her costume design business, Mimi G Designs, making custom ballroom dance costumes and apparel. All of this eventually took her back to NYC for more intensive dance training with the country’s top coaches and directors. While in NYC, Emilee continued to teach and compete in Pro-Am competitions, and perform with her professional dance partner. In 2007 they performed the lead dramatic roles in The Rhythm of Love, at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, CT. Emilee also continued to build Mimi G Designs and has had her costumes televised on America’s Ballroom Challenge, Dance Fever, the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and most recently was featured in a Ford commercial during the season premier of Smash. After returning to Chicago, Emilee happily joined with the Lookingglass Theatre as the choreographer for their 2012 and 2014 productions of Cascabel. She continues to teach private ballroom lessons while running her costume design business and raising a little boy. Emilee is now going on her sixteenth year of teaching ballroom dancing and is thrilled to be sharing her love for it with you.