Amy Western began her training at the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet in Pittsburgh, PA. There she trained under Jean Gedeon, Tamar Rachelle-Tolentino, Kimmary Williams, and Nicholas Petrov. She has performed with the New York City Ballet, Chautauqua Ballet, and with the Butler Ballet performing great classics such as ‘The Nutcracker’, ‘Swan Lake’, ‘Sleeping Beauty’, ‘Walpurgisnacht’, ‘Serenade’, and ‘Scheherazade’ to name a few. Ms. Western has also performed in ‘The Music Man’, ‘Guys and Dolls’, ‘Godspell’, and as the title character in ‘Peter Pan’.

Amy recently choreographed Westfield High Schools production of ‘Once Upon a Mattress’. She has taught at the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet, Southold Dance Theater, and most recently acted as Artistic Director for Carmel Dance Center and the Indiana Dance Ambassadors. Amy’s first choreographic vehicle was awarded the Monticello Award at the Regional Dance America Festival for “Best Emerging Choreographer”. Since then, Ms. Western has been awarded special recognition for her choreography both for style and entertainment at dance conventions and competitions around Indiana and the nation.

Amy holds her degree in Dance Pedagogy from Point Park University. Amy’s commitment to, and love of, dance shows through her nurturing style of teaching students of all ages. She lives in Indianapolis with her husband Bryan and their two dogs, Gus and Hunter.

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