Amanda Panting began her dance training at the age of 5 in Omaha, Nebraska, and has over 20 years of training in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and pom. She performed with award-winning teams at competitions throughout the Midwest and was a member of her high school Varsity Dance Team. She is also an “NDA All-American” dancer. Amanda has taken numerous master classes with Ballet New York, Alvin Ailey, American Dance Theatre, and Miami Ballet, to name a few; and was also a founding member of DanceFLEX, a semi-professional dance company in Omaha. She was also a member of the Omaha Beef Football Club’s dance team. Amanda began assistant teaching in high school at her home studio and continued to teach in Omaha for 6 years before relocating to California in 2011. Amanda holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Advertising Management from Bellevue University. She is happily married to her husband, Matt and together they have two children, Adaline and Oliver. Amanda loves teaching the younger students at TDC and sharing her love of dance with the next generation.