Amanda grew up in Orange County, CA and trained at California Dance Academy, Pointe of Grace & Anaheim Ballet. In 2008, she was crowned Miss Dance Drill Team California & USA. She moved to New York to study at SUNY Purchase where she received her BFA in 2012. There she studied abroad & performed at the Dance New York International Dance Festival in Madrid, Spain.
After graduating, she joined Charlotte Ballet & worked with Patricia McBride. In 2015, she moved back to NY & later began working with New York Theatre Ballet. She taught & participated in outside projects including The Black Iris Project, Kymera Dance & featured in a national campaign for GAP. She joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem in 2017 and was featured on the cover of April’s issue of Dance Magazine 2019. While there Amanda did many roles in ballets such as Allegro Brilliante, & Blake Works IV. She’s also guested for Debbie Allen’s Hot Chocolate Nutcracker. Amanda has taught, guested all over & worked with many people such as Arthur Mitchell, Carmen De Lavalade, & William Forsythe.