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Amanda Pugh

Amanda Pugh, born in Baltimore, MD, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance from Goucher College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She began her dance training at the age of 4, under Kim Pugh and Michelle White. By age 11, she began studying ballet at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, directed by Marcia Dale Weary, and attended their summer intensive for several years. Meanwhile, she studied the cello, both privately and in school orchestras, and went on to receive a minor in music at Goucher. Amanda has danced with Harford Ballet Company, Baltimore Ballet, Sudbrook Dance Theater, Harford Dance Theater, and Maryland Dance Project. In 2007, she completed her Level 5 Pilates Teacher Certification in New York under Romana Kryzanowska and Sari Mejia-Santos. Since then, she has been teaching Pilates full-time at Goucher College, and is currently studying Arts Administration. Amanda loves teaching Pilates and continues her passion for dancing with Common Ground.

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