Salsa Instructor
About Amanda:
Originally from Columbia, South Carolina, Amanda earned her BA at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia where she majored in Spanish and Minored in Education. During her studies in the summer of 2010, she traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina where she encountered and fell in love with the Argentine Tango. This was her first taste of partner dancing and she soon became addicted. Short of cheerleading in high school, Amanda had no prior experience with the many different genres of dance. In the fall of 2013, she then traveled to Cusco, Peru to work as a volunteer in an orphanage teaching English. It was there she took her first group lesson in Salsa. The style was completely different from Tango and captivated her. After four months in Peru, Amanda returned home and started a family.
The overwhelming newness and duties of a stay at home Mom had her soon searching for a Mommy outlet. The good old Internet led her to The Salsa Center where she was introduced to Cuban style Salsa. Starting from the beginner level and advancing up through several levels of The Salsa Center’s curriculum she then found herself heading towards a completely different passion, Teaching Dance!
In the winter of 2018, Amanda started studying under Master Instructor Reena Cobo Reyes to become a Salsa Instructor. She always knew she was meant to be a teacher she just thought it was going to be teaching Spanish. Her love for teaching and her passion for the dance are the perfect combinations. She hopes to inspire and continue to grow with each of her students as her story is the ultimate testament that it is never too late to learn something new and peruse the things you love.