Amanda Gonzalez – Dance Department Lead
Started at the Youth Arts in: 2001
In 2002, Amanda moved to New York City and enrolled in the Joffrey Ballet School, while also dancing in other studios in New York, including Broadway Dance Center, Ballet Academy East, and Steps on Broadway. Amanda has taught ballet and jazz classes since the Youth Arts opened and hopes to teach as long as possible.
She says that children are her favorite part of the Youth Arts program because of the joy they bring to the arts, with their creativity and passion for what they do.
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Amanda started dancing in 1986 at the age of three at Petaluma School of Ballet, strengthening her knowledge and abilities in ballet and jazz. At age 14, she and her family moved to San Miguel. Amanda started dancing at Class Act in Paso Robles, where she continued to study both ballet and jazz. In high school, she was a part of the advanced dance class. Thereafter, she joined the Civic Ballet in San Luis Obispo.
