Amanda has taught ballet, pointe, and pilates at The Nolte Academy of Dance for the past four years. She has studied with the Milwaukee Ballet School, the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, Ballet Minnesota, The University of Kansas, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Iowa.

She has performed with The Nutmeg Ballet, Ballet Midwest, Jazzworks, The Wisconsin Dance Ensemble, and The Madison Ballet.

Amanda has taught ballet and pointe for over 12 years. She has taught at several studios and summer camps in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

She is a certified pilates instructor through Core Dynamics, and had been teaching pilates for eight years.

Amanda has a BA in Psychology, as well as a minor in dance from the University of Iowa.

She resides in North Liberty with her husband, Pete, and their two dogs: Ernie the coonhound, and Walter the weimaraner.