Studio Director | Pilates, Dance With Me, Minis, Jazz, Hip Hop & Contemporary Instructor
Amanda Zacharias
From California, Amanda began dancing at the age of 3 and continued competitively over the next 16 years. In 2005, she started teaching dance and began working for the Disneyland Resort a few years later. She worked at the parks dancing in parades for 4 years. She finished off her 5th year with the company at sea on the Disney Cruise Line, where she met her husband.
From 2011 to 2014, Amanda taught at a competitive dance studio in Orange County. In 2015, she relocated to Northern California with her husband and began coaching High School Cheer and Dance in Napa till her son was born in 2018.
In 2020, Amanda and her family moved to Winkler to be closer to her husband’s family. The following year, she joined Aura Studio as a dance instructor for their kids’ dance program. In 2023, she welcomed a baby girl to her family and became the studio’s first certified Pilates Instructor and Studio Director.
With her background in dance and fitness, she is thrilled to share her passion with the Winkler community!
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The joy it brings someone when they start their day off feeling great!
Dance: sharing my passion with kids. I love hearing a song and seeing it come to life through dance and visuals.
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You never know if you’ll like something until you try it. So might as well do it together.
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Pilates: bird dog taps// knee to elbow crunch Dance: calypso (attitude leap)
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Variations, there will always be multiple options in my classes.
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“If you are looking to get crazy with me…”