Amanda Holland

Mandy Hopkins began studying ballet at California Ballet Academy in the San Francisco Bay Area, spending summers with Ballet Magnificat in Mississippi and the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. While pursuing a B.A in Philosophy, she performed with State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara and upon graduating, joined Inland Pacific Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet. She later performed soloist roles with Pasadena Dance Theatre. Amanda has had the privilege of teaching ballet to all levels and ages throughout southern California, northern Virginia, and Washington DC. She has a passion for building students’ technical knowledge of ballet while cultivating their artistic expression as individuals.