The Indian Hill School District is pleased to welcome dance professional Amy Harold Hiler to the Brave Team for the 2024-2025 school year. Hiler will teach dance instruction to students in grades K-12 as part of the Indian Hill Arts Conservatory, a comprehensive, elite, and inclusive K-12 programming expansion new to this school year.
"I am elated and honored to be joining the Indian Hill team as a dance instructor this year,” said Harold Hiler. “Since serving as a substitute teacher for the past two years, I have come to truly love and appreciate the unmistakable sense of community at the very core of Indian Hill Schools. I relish the opportunity to be a member of the team connecting with students through my passion for dance.”
“We are thrilled to continue to expand the unparalleled opportunities we provide within the arts through the Arts Conservatory,” said Indian Hill Arts and Activities Director Amy Clark. “Ms. Harold Hiler has performed in elite roles throughout her professional career, and will offer our students a true insider’s approach to the art of dance. We can’t wait to see how she will help transform our nationally recognized theatre productions.”
Harold Hiler was born in Seoul, South Korea, but began her dance training at the age of six in Newburgh, New York. She then continued her training with Gwinnett Ballet Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. A graduate of the University of Georgia, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Dance Education, was a charter member of the University Ballet Ensemble, and received the Outstanding Senior award in dance.
Upon graduation, she began dancing and teaching with Ballethnic Dance Company and Ballethnic Academy of Dance in Atlanta for 11 seasons, performing a broad spectrum of dance forms from classical ballet to West African dance. She subsequently continued on as a guest artist in residence for an additional seven years with Ballethnic after relocating to Cincinnati.
Harold Hiler was a principal dancer with De La Dance Company for 14 seasons performing the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, the title role in Giselle as well as Myrta, the title role in Cinderella, Swanilda in Coppelia, and many other original and contemporary works. She continues to teach and coach at De La Dance Center. In her 27 years of teaching, Harold Hiler has taught all age and ability levels from ages three through adult, and above all, she is passionate about developing self-motivated, disciplined, confident, and technically adept dancers.
Photo caption: Amy Harold Hiler