Meet Amanda Arnaud
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It’s my pleasure to introduce you to one of our professional ballet dancers —
Meet Amanda Arnaud! We are delighted to have Amanda as part of our VGTS talent network because of her reliability, professionalism, work ethic, and dedicated attitude.
About Amanda
Amanda Arnaud is a professional ballet dancer who has brought her talent and dedication to many companies and audiences in the United States and abroad.
Besides traditional classical ballet, her main field of expertise, she has performed and excelled in numerous dance styles such as contemporary, modern and jazz dance.
Professional Highlights
● Continental Ballet Company MN, USA – guest artist
● Russian Ballet Orlando FL, USA – Company Artist
● New York Dance Project NY, USA – Company artist
● United States International Ballet NC, USA – Company artist
● The Gelsey Kirkland Ballet NY, USA – Trainee
● Tanzpalette Belp, Switzerland – Principal dancer
● Dance Master Class, Italy – Guest Artist
● New Dance Academy, Switzerland – Competition team dancer
Education
● Matura (2013)
● University of Bern, Switzerland BA Psychology (2013-2016)
Awards
● RAD Royal Academy of Dance Vocational Exams Advanced 1 & 2
● Swiss National Championships Jazz 7 Modern Dance 1 st place (Solo and group)
● Swiss Jazz Dance Competition 5fth place (Solo)
Strengths & Skills
● Fluent in English, German and French
● Organized
● Punctual
● Social media management
● Problem Solving
“As dancers we are perfectionists in any possible way. Over the years I realized that the journey is
more important than the result, and that’s how I approach my daily work.
Hard work, dedication, growth,
and progress surpass perfection, and this is my drive as a dancer.”
Amand Arnaud
Fun Facts
People call me crazy because I’m addicted to exercising. It is totally normal for me to work out early in the morning or in the middle of the night. You will see me at the studio or at the gym at 7am or even earlier on a regular basis. You might also see me stretch in the weirdest places like at the beach, in a lobby or on the train.
Also, I love seeing the world and living far away from home, that’s one of the reasons I live in USA right now. I go wherever I get an opportunity to dance. The only place I probably wouldn’t accept an offer is in my home country Switzerland.
Artist Bio
Amanda Arnaud began her early dance training in her home country Switzerland where she was a competitive Modern & Jazz dancer. She received many prizes including the Swiss Championship title at the Modern & Jazz dance Swiss National Championships.
Additionally, she was trained classically in the RAD Royal Academy of Dance method and completed all the vocational exams up to Advanced 2. After performing as the lead in Tanzpelette’s ‘Cinderella’ she got accepted into the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of classical Ballet in NYC where she graduated in 2018.
Under the direction of the legendary Gelsey Kirkland and Michael Chernov she had the opportunity to perform a big variety of the traditional classical repertoire including Swan lake, Sleeping Beauty, The nutcracker, Le Corasire and Raymonda. Upon her graduation she accepted her first professional contract with the United States International Ballet in Wilmington, NC under the artistic direction of Walter Angelini & Ines Albertini. During her season with USIB she performed several full lengths ballets including Vampires, The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland and A Midsummer Night’s dream.
Amanda later joined the New York Dance Project in NYC while also attending the Steps on Broadway International Program at the same time. With NYDP she had the opportunity to perform a wide range of dance styles including classics such as Swan Lake, Raymonda and Arpino’s Birthday variations in addition to new contemporary and neoclassical works choreographed by would class choreographers such as Danielle Diniz, Brittany Markle and Maddie Hicks. Multiple performances were held at public outdoor spaces in order to bring back live performances to NYC during
the pandemic.
Since 2021 Amanda has been a company dancer with the Russian Ballet Orlando, FL and a faculty member of the Russian Ballet Orlando academy. Since joining the company she has performed over 10 productions of full length ballets including Swan Lake, Esmeralda, The Nutcracker, Carmen, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia and Don Quichotte among others. She had the opportunity to perform many principal/soloist roles including “Diana & Acteon” in Esmeralda, “Death” in Carmen, the third shade in La Bayadere, Cupid in Don Quichotte, Dawn in Coppelia, Pas d’Esclave from Le Corsaire, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and the Flames of Paris pas de deux.
Most recently, Amanda has also performed as a guest dancer for Continental ballet Company in Bloomington, MN.
Finally…
I’ve personally enjoyed working with Amanda on various projects and have benefited from her professionalism in the dance industry.
Additionally, I'm delighted to have assisted her in securing a position at the Continental Ballet.
Take a moment to hear her thoughts on how VG Talent & Services aided her in developing her career and planning her future endeavors.
