Thursday Aug 13 7-8:30PM

A 90-minute Hustle Workshop with Amanda Spilinga

You know the steps.

What happens between them?

This workshop goes beyond memorizing patterns and focuses on the skills that make social dancing feel alive: connection, responsiveness, musicality, creativity, and individual choice.

Rather than learning more combinations, you’ll learn how to make the movements you already know feel more intentional, expressive, and adaptable.

Whether you’re a leader or a follower, you’ll explore how technique becomes a foundation for creativity—not something that limits it.

This workshop is designed for dancers who want to:

• Develop stronger connection with their partner

• Improve musicality and responsiveness

• Build confidence through solid fundamentals

• Explore individual expression while maintaining technique

• Leave with practical tools you can immediately apply to your social dancing

This is not about collecting more patterns.

It’s about understanding what makes them work.

All levels welcome. No partner needed.

Amanda Spilinga is an actor, choreographer, and the Founder and Artistic Director of Alternative Synergy The Company (ASTC), a New York City-based movement and storytelling organization.

With over two decades of experience in dance and performance, Amanda is known for blending technical precision with creativity, connection, and human behavior. Her work bridges social dance, contemporary movement, theater, and improvisation, helping artists move beyond memorization and toward authentic expression.

As one of the first women to bring New Style Hustle into the mainstream performance world, Amanda has performed on national television, worked internationally, judged competitions, and trained dancers, actors, and multidisciplinary artists from diverse backgrounds.

Her approach to teaching is rooted in one belief:

Technique should never replace individuality—it should give it a foundation.

Whether in a theater, rehearsal studio, or social dance floor, Amanda creates environments where challenge is supported by trust, allowing dancers to build confidence, versatility, responsiveness, and artistry.