Amantha is a prominent New York belly dance performer, choreographer and teacher who is known for her dynamic stage presence and unique cabaret style. 

Amantha performs regularly as a soloist in restaurants and nightclubs throughout NYC and her troupe The Dunyana Dance Ensemble has presented her choreography at Abrons Arts Center, Theater for the New City, Performance Space 122, and many other venues. 

Amantha is an ensemble member of the acclaimed Dalia Carella Dance Collective and has performed in professional ensembles under the direction of Autumn Ward, Nadia Moussa and Sarah Skinner.  She has studied and performed in Egypt and Turkey and continues to study Middle Eastern dance with master teachers from around the world.

Classically trained as an actor, Amantha holds a BFA in Acting from DePaul University and an MFA in Directing from California Institute of the Arts. Her theatre experience, which has been infused with various movement practices, greatly informs her work as a dancer and choreographer.

Amantha is also a Licensed Massage Therapist, and she has developed her teaching technique to fuse anatomical description of movement with a performer's sense of presence and musicality. Amantha takes great pleasure in sharing, through teaching and performing, the beauty of this ancient art form.

Photos by Ken Stein