Robin Arvanitis (Dance Manager) began dancing at the age of three.  She took locally until she was eight years old, and then continued training at Birmingham Southern College, Chicago City Ballet, Masi Ballet, Ruth Page, Ellis DuBoulay, and Lou Contes.  She was accepted at Joffrey Ballet of New York City in 1989, but she decided to begin a teaching career instead.  Robin had her own studio until the spring of 1998 when she joined the staff at Patti’s All-American.  Robin has staged eighteen recitals, three professional Nutcrackers, four musicals, dance engagements from 1998-2004 at Great America, and numerous parades.  Many of her students have gone on to dance at the University of Iowa, Butler, Northern Illinois, Barat College, and the Joffery Ballet of New York, and Chicago Ballet. Some of her students have performed in Showboat, the Arie Crown Nutcracker, and the Great America Review. Robin is certified in American Red Cross First Aid and CPR.  She also runs the Tri-Town Pop Warner Dance & Cheer which has won four National Dance Titles.  Robin resides in Schererville, with her husband, Tim, and their two children, Riley and Renn.

Jeana DeKruiff, (Assistant Dance Manager), has been dancing since the age of nine.  She has studied Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, and Pointe under the teaching of Robin Arvanitis.  She attended the Tremaine Dance Convention in 2001 and 2003 and performed with Dance Connection at Great America.  Jeana is certified in American Red Cross First Aid and CPR.  In the summer of 2003 she taught dance at the Highland Park District.  She is also the choreographer for the Marian Catholic High School fashion shows. Jeana graduated college at Columbia in Chicago with a Bachelors Degree in Art Entertainment and Media Management. She began teaching here at All-American in 2000.