Amanda Carrick

Amanda Eve Carrick is from Southfield, Michigan. Her primary training began with the Cecchetti Counsel of America Syllabus and varied modern dance styles at The Link School of the Arts (Troy, MI). During her primary education, she had the opportunity to learn from Lauren Anderson (Houston Ballet), Andrew Murphy (Australian Ballet & Houston Ballet), Judy Milner (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater), and Steve Rooks (Martha Graham Dance Company).

Amanda Eve then continued her professional training at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Dance. She completed her Bachelors of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, in May of 2016 with a minor in Nonprofit Management. During her time at OU, she had the opportunity to work with a wide range of ballet and modern professionals as well as perform internationally at the Austrian Haydntage Festival (2014). Her professors included, Clara Cravey Stanley, Steve Brule, Jeremy Lindberg, Ilya Kozadayev, Mary Margaret Holt, Rebecca Herrin, Derrick Minter, Austin Hartel, and Kira Blazek Ziaii. Master classes included Violette Verdy, Jock Soto, Don Edwards, and Francia Russel.

Following graduation, Amanda Eve danced with the Louisville Ballet for their 2016-2018 seasons, performing works by notable choreographers George Balanchine (Theme and Variations, Rubies) and Val Caniparoli (The Nutcracker). She was also selected for the American premiere of Steven Bayne’s Requiem. Amanda Eve then joined Fort Wayne Ballet from 2018-2022, and performed works by notable choreographers Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino. She represented Fort Wayne Ballet on the tour to Taizhou, China with Sister Cities International (2018), and performed her first principal role in Fort Wayne Ballet’s production of Cinderella (2019). Amanda Eve is honored to have been part of the first restaging of Edward Stierle’s Empyrean Dances by Kim Sagami (2019).

Amanda Eve is currently a Principal Dancer for Ballet Pensacola and is excited to join AVID Dance in performing Confetti for the Arpino Dance Festival 2025 at The Joyce.