Amanda K. Miller was the Founder, Artistic Director, and choreographer of Pretty Ugly Dance Company from 1992 until 2009. Based in Germany, Pretty Ugly toured internationally and won an array of awards and acclaim for unique artistic and social collaborations. Prior to starting her own company, Amanda was a founding member, principal dancer and resident choreographer of Ballett Frankfurt under the direction of William Forsythe from 1984 to 1992. Additional founding credits include Yummy Dance, an improvisational and multi-disciplinary dance company in Matsuyama, Japan. In 2009, Amanda returned home to the United States where she holds interdisciplinary improvisational workshops and shares her expertise as a freelance choreographer, opera director, dance educator, and performer with dance companies, universities, regional colleges, community institutions, and private dance studios. Her creative process, amanda science, cultivates works, experiences, and investigations that champion inclusiveness in any environment, whether leading expressive art projects to support disadvantaged children and young adults or facilitating collaborations with professional artists. Also developed as an instructional toolbox, amanda science offers a framework for learning that engages the body, mind, and soul. Amanda is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts dance program and received her M.F.A. in dance at Hollins University in 2017.