Podcast Episodes

Episode 21: Amanda Browning

by Rachel Caldwell

Episode 21 is a beautiful conversation with Amanda Browning that is sure to leave you feeling inspired! Amanda is a professional dancer, fitness coach, wife, and mother of four. She is currently dancing with Phoenix Rising Dance Company based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

We chat about Amanda’s journey with dance including her time at Belhaven University, her experiences dancing in multiple professional companies, and what it has looked like balancing her passion for dance with motherhood. 

After having her second child, Amanda found herself at a low point as she struggled with serious postpartum depression and a sense of her identity as a dancer being stripped away. It was during this season that Amanda fell in love with fitness. Through developing the habit of daily movement, she felt more clarity, more confidence, and reduced stress. She eventually learned about fitness coaching and decided the only thing holding her back from becoming a coach herself was fear. 

Amanda decided to step out in courage and start her own virtual health and fitness business from home so she could help other women who may be walking through similar seasons. Through her story, you will find encouragement and practical advice on what it looks like to invest in the season you are in and live in line with your values.

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About Amanda:

Amanda graduated from Belhaven University and went on to perform with companies such as Ad Deum, Kim Robards Dance Company, Ormao Dance Company, Moving Collective, and currently performs with Phoenix Rising Dance Company. She has taught and choreographed for Belhaven University, Pikes Peak Community College, Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet, Louisville Ballet School, Kentucky’s Governor’s School of the Arts ARTSshop, The Dance Center of Colorado Springs, and Motion Studio in New Albany, IN. She also acted as the co-artistic director and producer of Moving Collective from 2016-2018. Amanda is heavily involved in the fitness community, teaching Barre and fitness classes locally as well as running her own virtual health and fitness business from home. She lives in Fishers, IN with her husband of 11 years and four children.

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