Performer | Educator | Creative Director

Amanda is a versatile performer, instructor, and choreographer recognized for her dynamic artistry across Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, and Latin dance. She specializes in Latin Jazz and New York Style Salsa On 2 (Mambo)—a fusion of rhythm, elegance, and storytelling that defines her signature style.

Her dance journey began with classical ballet, musical theater, and modern dance at the Garden State Ballet School in New Jersey, where she toured with the company. Since then, Amanda’s training and performance career have taken her across the United States and internationally, shaping her into a multifaceted artist with deep technical and cultural roots.

As an educator, Amanda has taught at many of New York City’s most prestigious dance institutions, including The Joffrey Ballet School, Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey, Broadway Dance Center, and Peridance Capezio Center. While in New York, she served as Primary Dance Specialist at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in Manhattan as well as teaching Latin Dance at The College of New Rochelle. Amanda is currently a guest instructor offering master classes and intensives at various studios throughout the Bay Area including Norcal Dance Arts, Bay Area Dance Center, and Menlo Park Academy of Ballet. She is also a Professor of Jazz and Latin Jazz at San José State University, and teaches throughout the Bay Area including South Bay Dance Center, Academy of Classical Ballet Campbell, and Dance Attack Performing Arts. In spring 2026, she will join Stanford University as a Salsa instructor.

Amanda is the Founder and Artistic Director of both Encanto Youth Latin Dance Company and Proyecto Mambo, an adult Latin dance performance team. She launched DNA Productions, specializing in dance entertainment and education, dedicated to elevating the Bay Area social dance scene by featuring international guest artists and high-level Latin dance experiences.

Her performance credits span major stages and televised events: Broadway Bares at the Hammerstein Ballroom, The Latin Billboard Awards (dancing for Don Omar), New York Knicks Latin Night at Madison Square Garden, and The New York Salsa Festival at Barclays Center alongside legends such as Willie Colón, Grupo Niche, and Eddie Palmieri. She has also appeared in productions for Telemundo, Univision, BBC Vancouver, and Fox Upfronts.

In 2022, Amanda choreographed the Broadway musical “On Your Feet”—the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan—at Woodminster Theater in Oakland. She continues to perform and teach internationally, sharing her passion for Latin Jazz at events for SF Salsa Festival, NOVA Festival, Mountain Winery, and Salesforce Park. Most recently, she performed in the Jacob’s Pillow Artist Collaboration at The Guggenheim Museum in NYC, directed by Sekou McMiller.

Amanda is also a certified yoga instructor (Greenpath Yoga, San Francisco) and holds a B.A. in Sociology with a concentration in Family Studies from San José State University.

Driven by a lifelong passion for movement, music, and community, Amanda continues to inspire dancers of all ages to discover the joy, discipline, and artistry of dance.