While at Canada’s National Ballet School, she studied with esteemed teachers such as Eric Bruhn, Betty Oliphant, Glenn Gilmour, Lyn Wallis, Daniel Sellier, and Carole Chadwick.

Amanda has performed with the National Ballet of Canada, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, and the Elizabeth Paterson Dance Company.

As Artistic Director of Oakville School of Classical Ballet, Amanda has prepared students for international ballet competitions, including the Royal Academy of Dance Solo Seal Examination, the International Genée Competition, Prix de Lausanne and Youth America Grand Prix. Students from Oakville School of Classical Ballet’s Professional Program have gone on to win positions with major dance companies in Europe, USA, and Canada. She has produced over 80 productions at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, including a full-length Nutcracker for the past 20 years.

Presently, Amanda combines examining in Canada and the United States for American Ballet Theatre – NTC, teaching Master Classes world-wide, alongside her current position with Oakville Ballet, mentoring young dancers wishing to pursue careers in dance.

In 1997 Ciprian was the winner of the Oleg Danovsky International Ballet Competition with his interpretation of “The Afternoon of a Faun”. He was also a well-known performer on the two most popular live entertainment television shows for the two largest channels in Romania.

After leaving Romania, Ciprian performed around the world in countries such as Germany, Japan, South Korea and France, where he performed at the world famous Moulin Rouge and Lido in Paris. He also traveled the world as a lead adage dancer on both Norwegian Cruise Line and Crystal Cruises.

Since his Teacher Training Program graduation in 2009, Ciprian has taught at various schools and companies including; Canada’s National Ballet School, Quinte Ballet School of Canada, Ballet Jorgen and many more.

While at the R.A.D., she fell in love with dance history and the academic side of the Art. Kennetha studied with Clement Crisp and Ivor Guest, and was awarded the first Ivor Guest Dance History Award for her work on Jerome Robbins. She pursued this historical study at York University, dancing in Baroque groups, researching ballet technique from the mid-1800’s to the present day and reconstructing its’ performance. Her writings and reconstructions can be found in the Oxford Encyclopaedia of Dance, the New York Public Library and various research libraries throughout Europe.

An active teacher for over 35 years, Kennetha has prepared students for both dancing and teaching examinations, including the Royal Academy of Dance Solo Seal Examination. Her students have gone on to professional dance programmes in Europe, USA, and Canada.

She was invited to the Vaganova Choreographic Institute and the Kirov Ballet, St. Petersburg, Russia, to study technique and the training of young dancers. Presently, Kennetha mentors and supervises the direction of young ballet teachers through the R.A.D. teaching programme, as well as continuing to train dancers.