Amanda Shaw

Amanda Shaw received her B.F.A. in Dance from The Boston Conservatory in 2014. She previously trained at Melissa Hoffman Dance Center in Hudson, NH studying ballet, jazz, tap, modern, contemporary, hip hop, acrobatics, musical theatre and pointe. While a part of Melissa Hoffman Dance Center, Amanda held titles such as Dancer of the Year 2009, Miss Dance of New England 2010 and Young Choreographer of the Year 2011 and 2013. She has worked with renowned choreographers such as Cynthia Geffon, Eboni Nichols and Anthony Burrell.

 

During the summers of 2004, 2005 and 2007 Amanda worked as a short term Mission Humanitarian Aid Volunteer in Namibia, Africa where she performed and taught dance classes to over eighty children. 

 

While at The Boston Conservatory, Amanda had the opportunity to perform works including excerpts from José Limón’s Psalm, Tommy Neblett’s La Giornata Omicida (The Deadly Day,) Bill T. Jones’ D-Man in the Waters, Danny Buraczeski’s Ezekiel’s Wheel and Dwight Rhoden's Fits of Hissy. She traveled to the Kennedy Center to perform at the American College Dance Festival's National Gala in 2012. In her final year at the Conservatory, Amanda choreographed the opera The Cunning Little Vixen.

 

Amanda has been teaching dance classes and choreographing for several New England dance studios since she was 17 years old. Alongside her sister, she cofounded a community dance program to provide affordable dance classes for children in the New England area. Most recently, she had the opportunity to choreograph a music video for a Boston based band. Through her love of dance, Amanda discovered she has a deep love for teaching. She hopes to inspire her students to be the best they can be!