Amanda Spilinga, actor and founder of ASTC
ACTOR · FOUNDER OF ASTC

AMANDA
SPILINGA.

Amanda is drawn to emotionally layered, relatable characters—people whose contradictions, vulnerability, humor, and strength make them unmistakably human. Her work explores the extraordinary within ordinary human experiences, a perspective that also shapes the stories she creates through ASTC.

EXPLORE AMANDA'S ACTING WORK

WORK WITH ASTC

YOUR VISION.
OUR EXPERTISE.

From bringing a performance to life to developing your own movement practice, discover how we can work together.

Wedding couple performing a dance dip
EVENTS · LIVE PERFORMANCE · CREATIVE PRODUCTION

ENTERTAINMENT
& PRODUCTIONS

Planning an event? We'll bring the performance to life.

Custom entertainment, professional talent, and coordinated creative production for galas, weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations.

EXPLORE ENTERTAINMENT
Professional headshot of Amanda Spilinga
PERSONALIZED MOVEMENT · HUSTLE · DANCE COACHING

PRIVATE WORK
WITH AMANDA

Your movement. Your goals. Your pace.

Personalized coaching through the ASTC Dance Method, Integrative Movement Practice, and Hustle, designed around your experience, interests, and goals.

EXPLORE PRIVATE WORK
CLASSES & EXPERIENCES

NEW HERE? COME ON IN.

New to dance, Hustle, acting, or simply ASTC? There's a place to begin — and more to explore whenever you're ready.

YOUR FIRST STOP · MONTHLY · ALL LEVELS

OPEN FLOOR.

Make the unknown yours. Get to know us.

Once a month, we get together to move, try something different, and meet new people. Join Amanda and the ASTC community for guided creative movement and shared activities — no choreography to memorize.

No experience needed Come solo or with a friend No pressure to perform
SEE WHAT YOUR FIRST VISIT LOOKS LIKE
COME AS YOU ARE

Arrive, meet the group, and settle in. No partner needed.

TRY SOMETHING NEW

Explore guided movement prompts at your own pace.

GET TO KNOW US

Connect with other people and experience the ASTC community.

NEXT OPEN FLOOR 7:00–8:30 PM · NYC · 90 MINUTES
$35
People participating in an ASTC creative movement gathering in New York City A SPACE TO MOVE · CONNECT · CREATE
TRAINING & ARTIST DEVELOPMENT

Imagine it. Outdo it.

Develop your skills. Expand your possibilities. Take your artistry further.

Participants learning Hustle at ASTC
SOCIAL DANCE · BEGINNER TO ADVANCED

HUSTLE

Learn the foundations or deepen your rhythm, connection, and musicality through New York Hustle.

EXPLORE HUSTLE ↗
Dancers working on interpretation and expressive movement
TRAINED ARTISTS · CHOREOGRAPHY

BEYOND EXECUTION

Already know the choreography? Explore interpretation, character, and how to make the movement your own.

DISCOVER THE PROGRAM ↗
STAY IN THE LOOP

NOT READY TO JUMP IN?

Get updates on upcoming Open Floor gatherings, classes, and workshops. Choose what interests you.

KEEP ME IN THE LOOP ↗
Original Productions

Nothing is ever quite what it is.

We create cinematic and theatrical worlds that challenge perception, unravel human contradictions, and blur the boundaries between what we know and what we believe.

Featured Production
Psychological Dance-Theater
A dramatic scene from Redemption Is a Dangerous Thing, an ASTC dance-theater production

Redemption Is a Dangerous Thing

A psychological dance-theater work exploring identity, redemption, and the invisible forces that shape human behavior.

Amanda Spilinga, founder and artistic director of Alternative Synergy The Company

BEHIND THE VISION

ART DOESN'T
EXIST IN ISOLATION.

Neither do we.

Founded by actor, choreographer, and director Amanda Spilinga, Alternative Synergy The Company brings together artists, disciplines, and perspectives to create work that challenges convention and explores the complexity of being human.

MEET THE COMPANY
AMANDA SPILINGA
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Alternative Synergy The Company ensemble photographed together on the Brooklyn waterfront THE SYNERGY GUILD

JOIN THE
UNKNOWN.

Art is universal power.
Together, we're better.

Step inside the creative process. Discover the people and stories behind the work, connect with our creative community, and become part of what comes next.

DISCOVER THE SYNERGY GUILD

I'm into...

Pick what speaks to you. Choose one or more and we'll keep you in the loop.