graduated from Oberlin College in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and English. She also studied at The American Dance Festival for four summers and performed with various North Carolina based choreographers. She founded Thread Dance Theater as a performance and production enterprise in June of 2002. Since its inception, TDT has received financial support from The Brooklyn Arts Council, The Durham Arts Council, The 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center, and The Puffin Foundation, LTD., and has pioneered GATHER, an art auction and performance benefit which helps TDT to realize its endeavors. TDT produces several annual concerts, including the Brooklyn Dance Sampler, and has shared company repertory in North and South Carolina, Florida, Washington, DC, and New York City. Amy Beth teaches movement and dance in various forms both in New York City's public school system and numerous other NYC community venues