Amanda (she/her) is from Patterson, NY, where she began dancing at Seven Star School of Performing Arts. She spent fourteen years training in ballet (under the guidance of Anita Intrieri), contemporary, jazz, tap, and hip hop. In 2019, she attended Butler University, furthering her dance training and education, graduating in 2023 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance. She performed roles like Odette in Butler Ballet’s performance of Swan Lake and the Sugar Plum Fairy in Butler Ballet’s The Nutcracker. While there, Amanda had the honor of working with Susan McGuire, training in a hybrid of Cunningham and Graham technique and working with Jennifer Archibald and Deborah Wingert. This is Amanda’s first season with Ballet Hispánico.