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Developed in NYC, New Style Hustle is a unique twist on an old partner dance taught and performed around the world, inspiring a new generation of dancers to keep the hustle dance community alive and growing!

Born and raised in Italy Amanda’s dance career started at 12 years old. She started dancing modern jazz and ballet and began to attend different workshops around Italy. At the only age of 15 she has been noticed by the american choreographer Steve La Chance who built her professional formation through scholarships and awards. She started studying with personalities such as Corinne Lanselle, Daniel Tinazzi, Silvio Oddi and won several dance challenges as “Cantadanza” And “Vallee Danza”(IT) as best modern jazz dancer.
 
At the only age of 17 she has been recognised by IDA ( International Dance Association) as professional modern jazz teacher, a journey that signed the start of her career as one of the youngest professional teachers and choreographers in Italy.
 
Thanks to her versatility she has been able to work for several TV shows and theatres and to teach workshops for all levels.
 
Her professional abilities has been noticed and judged by several important characters of the dance scene (Susanna Beltrami, Gus Bembery) by winning different choreography competitions (“Concorso Purosangue etc)”where she has been able to stand out the talent of dancers of all ages on stage and by training kids that nowadays are dancing for outstanding companies ( LaScala and PierLombardo Academy).
 
At the age of 20 she moved to New York City in order to complete her professional carrier and started dancing with names as Sheila Barker, Michelle Barber, Michele Oliva, Derek Mitchell, Shaik and many others.
 
Amanda’s class is a fusion of modern jazz/ contemporary technique and the ability for each dancer to liberally find their own personality throught movement and music.

Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Nick Jones’ music career began as a young listener of the live club parties broadcasted on New York City radio stations in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Influenced by the energy of these parties, he began to develop his craft while deejaying at local parties in his neighborhood.
 
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