Amada Hart: Hart Pulse Dance Company - Los Angeles, CA U.S.A.

Photo: Sue Bell of Decadent ImagesChoreographer:  Amanda HartCompany:  Hart Pulse Dance CompanyWebsite: www.hartpulsedance.comArtist Statement/Philosophy/Mission Statement:Hart Pulse Dance Company is a nonprofit organization currently performing in the Los Angeles areas. Through Contemporary movement, HPDC is eager to bring exciting dance works performed in an uplifting and diverse environment to the masses. By providing affordable tickets and workshops, Hart Pulse Dance Company wants everyone to experience the joy and excitement of movement. 

Artist Statement/Philosophy/Mission Statement:

Hart Pulse Dance Company is a nonprofit organization currently performing in the Los Angeles areas. Through Contemporary movement, HPDC is eager to bring exciting dance works performed in an uplifting and diverse environment to the masses. By providing affordable tickets and workshops, Hart Pulse Dance Company wants everyone to experience the joy and excitement of movement.

Short Artist/Company Bio:

Amanda Hart: A California native, Amanda's early training began with the Sierra Performing Arts Center in Visalia, CA under the technical instruction of Susan Pallas and Melinda Cordell (ABT). After winning many awards in the competition dance world, she was accepted into The Fresno Ballet Company where her professional career began.

A talented ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern and tap dancer, Ms. Hart has appeared in numerous shows, including the Cal Arts Dance Ensemble at REDCAT, while receiving her BFA in Dance from the California Institute of the Arts in 2005. Amanda soon fell in love with choreography and began creating new works performed throughout the Los Angeles areas.

Ms. Hart was recently accepted in the Strathmore and Cambridge Women's Who's Who and was nominated for a 2009 Horton Award for Outstanding Production of a Festival or Series. She is the Artistic Director or her own, Hart Pulse Dance Company, HartBeats Dance Outreach Programs, and annual MixMatch Dance Festival and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Dance Resource Center of Los Angeles.

A delightfully creative children's dance teacher, Ms.Hart's love of dance is evident within the Los Angeles community and at Califoria DanceArts where she is currently teaching.

Describe some of your achievements over the course of the last five years:

Amanda Hart received her BFA in Dance from The California Institute of the Arts in 2005 and was recently accepted in the Strathmore and Cambridge Women's Who's Who. In 2009, Ms. Hart was nominated for a 2009 Horton Award for Outstanding Production of a Festival or Series. Just recently she became an active board member of Dance Resource Center - Los Angeles and thanks to amazing choreographers coming together from around the Country, her annual MixMatch Dance Festival has become a LA dance scene staple.

What do you hope to gain from the experience of participating in this festival?

I'm hoping to become closer to many more choreographers and participants within the Dance Community in addition to being a part of such a wonderful outlet and group experience. You simply can't go wrong wrong with Dance Festivals - as a participant or viewer. It's a beautiful win-win.

Have you participated in other festivals or showcases?

First time goer and ready for the ride. :)