Amanda was a member of Alexandra King's Seher Dance Ensemble for five years, and performed extensively throughout California with the UCSB Middle East Ensemble, a 60-member musical ensemble in the Ethnomusicology Program at UC Santa Barbara (Dr. Scott Marcus, director). This experience exposed Amanda to a wide range of Middle Eastern dance and musical styles -- Egyptian, Lebanese, Turkish, Greek, Moroccan, Assyrian, and Persian, to name but a few -- which continue to inspire her to this day. 

Amanda has been a member of San Francisco's renowned Hahbi'Ru Dance Ensemble since 1999. Hahbi'Ru performs folkloric dances from throughout the Middle East. In 2003, Amanda also joined the Yore Folk Dance Ensemble to learn and perform Turkish folk dances. She had the honor of performing at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival with Yore in 2004 and again in 2006 with Hahbi'Ru. During 2004 and 2005, Amanda also performed with Danse Mahgreb, a San Francisco-based company dedicated to the presentation of Algerian berber dances.

Amanda has traveled to Turkey, Egypt, and Armenia to study local dance and culture. She has studied and continues to study with numerous master instructors in the US and also attends the Mendocino Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp whenever possible to expand and deepen her knowledge. She believes one must always keep learning -- and never fails to learn something new at each master class.

Since 2004, Amanda has performed extensively as a soloist throughout the Bay Area, including performances in Yore's show, Anatolian Spirit - The Journey of Dance, in March 2004 and at the SF/BA MECDAGalas in January and December 2006 and January 2009. She was also an invited instructor and performer at the SF/BA MECDA Hafla Showcase in August 2008.

In 2006, Amanda and her long-time friend Hala opened Halanda Studio for Dance and Fitness, which is dedicated to offering dance and movement styles from around the world. Since March 2007, Amanda has offered classes in Near Eastern Dance: Bellydance and Beyond at Halanda Studio.
From her classes, Amanda formed Karavansaray Dance Company in 2008 to present traditional and innovative dances of the Near East.