KJ Dance Designs Amanda Lenox Alumni Page

Where are they now?

Katie Drablos

Amanda Lenox

AMANDA K. LENOX

Performance
Currently performing with KORESH DANCE COMPANY, Philadelpha, PA, 2008
Performance with Junk Dance Company, representing the new electric car. Brian Sanders, PA 2008
Performed Christine Cox of BalletX’, Blackburry Mull, Merriam Theatre, Philadelphia, PA(07’)
Performed Panorama in the Martha Graham Dance Company’s 80th anniversary concert, Annenberg (‘07) Momix Dance Company opens Fashion Weeks for Mercedez Benz, LA Smashbox Studios (’07)
Martha Graham’s Panorama, Merriam Theatre (‘06)
Soloist and Choreographer at The University of The Arts Drake Theatre Senior Showcase “Images, 13th Station” (’07)

Performed as an ASH Contemporary Company member (’06)
EBE Industrial Dancer (‘06)
Guest artist in Koresh Dance Company’s show, Judgement (’05)
Southern Methodist University Festival with Wade Robson (’04)
Salvation Army, Dallas Cowboy Thanksgiving Game Halftime Dancer (‘01-‘03)
Backup Dancer to professional singer, Toby Keith (’03)
Backup Dancer to professional singer, Leann Rimes (’02)
Backup dancer to professional group, Creed (’01)
Dallas Children’s Cancer Fund Shades Production Dancer/Model (‘00-’03)
City of Plano Dance Festival (’03)

Education and Training
BalletX Intern, Website Maintenance (’07)
ASH Contemporary Summer Intensive (’06)
Koresh Dance Intern (’05)
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa; B.F.A. Dance (‘04-’07)
Koresh Dance Center- Ballet, Jazz & Hip Hop (‘04-present)
Summer World of Dance, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA (’04)
Summer Intensive, Keith Clifton Dance Project (’03)
Summer Nationals, New York City Dance Alliance (’03)
Summer Studies at The Edge/Performing Arts Center, CA; Broadway Dance Center,NYC (’02)
Pulse Summer Intensive (’00 – ’06)
KJ Dance Designs (‘92-’04, Company member since 1996-2004)

Awards
University of the Arts Presidential Scholarship and University Grant (‘04-’07)
New York City Dance Alliance
Outstanding Ballet Dancer and Best Overall Dancer, Houston, TX (’03)
National Convention Scholarship Winner, Dallas, TX (‘01-’03)
Broadway Dance Center Scholarship Winner, Dallas, TX (’01)
Tremaine Year Long Convention Scholarship Winner, Dallas, TX (’04),Single Convention Scholarship Winner, Dallas, TX (’02)
West Coast Dance Explosion Year Long Dance Scholarship Winner, Dallas, TX (’02 - ’03),
New York Broadway Dance Center Scholarship Winner, Dallas, Tx (‘01)

Job History
Sept 2007- 2008 A2D Ballet and Technique instructor
January 2007 – Rock School West Office Administrator
2006 – 2007 Rock School West Jazz and Ballet Instructor
2006-2007 - Currently a dance tutor at University of the Arts
July 2006 Guest teaching at Art of Dance Studio – and Crane Performing Arts Center

Dance Studies with the following Master Teachers: Jeff Amsden, Andy Blankenhuehler, Zane Booker, Fernando Bujones, Doug Caldwell, Dave Carter, Jackie Carter, Dee Casberry, Tina Casberry, Buster Cooper, Christine Cox, John Crutchman, Ryan Cyphert, Marguerite Derrick, Marty Dew, Mark Goodman, Marissa Gutierrez, Curt Hayworth, Liz Imperio, Roni Koresh, Joe Lanteri, Mia Michaels, Mark Miesmer, Rhonda Miller, Michael Minery, Mandy Moore, Adam Parsons, Jason Parsons, Parson’s Dance Company, Melissa Rector, Desiree Robins, Wade Robson, Gregg Russell, Alan Sherfield, George Smallwood, Gil Stroming, Paul Taylor Company Joe Tremaine