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In April
2002, she came in 2nd runner up with her
group called ¡°Blue Temptation¡± at the American Jamboree
which was a competition held at the Suntec City,
Singapore.
In May
2002, she took the Exam by The National Association Of
Teachers of Dancing Ltd. ¨C (UK), by examiner Ms Peggy
Payne and took the Bronze, Silver & Gold Medals with
¡°Highly Commended¡± results.
In May
2002, her group ¡°Country Fusion¡± came in Top Winner in
the group category at the regional Country Line Dance
Championship held in Singapore.
In July
2003, she was invited to be one of the line dancers on a
video to a new National Day (Independence Day) song,
sung by a well known local artiste, Stephanie Sun. It
was televised repeatedly on TV, for a couple of months.
In
August 2003, she competed in the United Country Western
Dance Council, Asia Pacific Division (UCWDC) competition
in 2 categories. Excelling in both categories, her
group ¡°Country Fusion¡± came in 1st in the
group category. She also came in 2nd runner
up in the Classic Diamond Intermediate (Solo) Division.
The move
from dance competitions to choreography competitions
came swiftly and naturally to the talented Amy. In her
very first competition in the choreography category, she
came in 1st runner up in the Choreography
Competition organized by DanceFuntAsia held in K.L.
(Malaysia) in June 2004 beating 14 other entries from
Australia, Singapore & Malaysia. The winning dance
¡°Never Gonna Get It!¡± was jointly choreographed by Amy
and two other line dancing mates. (Judges ¨C Yvonne
Anderson, Doug & Jackie, Mike Sliter, Robbie McGowan
Hickie & Julie Molkner).
In July
2004, she came in 1st with her group ¡°Funky Divas¡± in
the National Line Dance Competition, in Singapore.
On 7th
Nov 2004, Amy became a certified ¡°Professional Line
Dance Trainer¡± after successfully completing her Trainer
Accreditation Programme by the Professional Association
of Line Dancers(PAL). Examiners Bill Bader & Grant
Gadbois.
On 7th
Nov 2004, the Country Line Dance Association of
Singapore (CLDAS) held their 1st Karaoke
Competition for their Line Dance Members & Amy sang,
Whitney Houston¡¯s ¡°Saving All My Love¡± & walked away
with the 1st prize.
On 3rd
to 5th June 2005, Amy took part in the
Choreography Competition at the event Dancefuntasia
2005, held in Hong Kong and came in 1st for
her dance ¡°Feels So Good¡± beating 15 other regional
competitors. (Judges ¨C Barry Amato, Doug & Jackie
Miranda, Simon Ward & Chris Watson).
On 15th
to 20th Nov 2005, Amy took part in the
Choreography Competition at the event Vegas Dance
Explosion in the USA, organized by Doug & Jackie Miranda
& came in 2nd Runner Up for her dance ¡°Big
Time!¡±. She also taught her winning dance ¡°Feels So
Good¡± at the event workshops.
0n 15th
January 2006, Amy was invited by the Singapore
Professional Ballroom Dancer's Association, to be a
Adjudicator for the Singapore Dance Championships 2006,
held at Neptune Theatre.
To be an
effective dance instructor, Amy strongly believes in
constantly upgrading herself by attending regional dance
workshops/training by international leaders in line
dance. To date, she has attended workshops facilitated
by :
Scott
Blevins (2001 & 2002), USA
Michael
Vera-Lobos & Noel Brady (2003), Australia
Jo
Thompson (2003), USA
Tom
Mickers (2003), The Netherlands
Brian
Barakauskas (2003), USA
Kathy
Hunyadi (2003 & 2005), USA
Max
Perry (2003 & 2005), USA
Barry
Durand (2003 & 2005), USA
Sam &
Mona Arvidson (2003), USA
Jodie
Binsteed (2003), UK
Yvonne
Anderson (2004), Scotland
Robbie
McGowan Hickie, (2004), UK
Mike
Sliter (2004), USA
Doug & Jackie Miranda (2004 & 2005), USA
John
Robinson (2004 & 2005), USA
Masters-In-Line (MIL), (2004 & 2005), UK
Guyton
Mundy (2005), USA
Barry &
Dari Anne Amato (2005 & 2006), USA
Simon
Ward (2005), Australia
Chris
Watson (2005), Australia
Bryan
McWhether (2005), USA
Maurice
Rowe (2005), USA
Kelli
Haugen (2005), Norway
Glen
Pospieszny(2005), USA
Amy is
always keen to research and teach the latest dances to
her students. With her flair for music coupled with her
passion for dance, Amy is a successful line dance
instructor who enjoys teaching students of all age
groups of various levels (beginner, intermediate &
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