Mandi Weitz is a dance performer, creator, and educator from Dayton, Ohio. She has performed professional works for Whirlwind Dance Company, Resilience Dance Company, St. Louis Contemporary Dance Festival, Ohio Dance Festival, and Heroes Rise. She held a position with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2 in their 2023-2024 season, where she performed works by Shonna Hickman-Mattlock, Kevin Ward, Crystal Michelle Perkins, Countess Winfrey, and others. Mandi graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) in December 2023 with her BFA in dance and a minor in dietetics. She trained with Dayton Ballet as a second company member from 2014-2020, performing several professional roles under Karen Russo Burke. Mandi has taught for Dayton Live Creative Academy, Dayton Ballet, and Mutual Dance Theater. She has also choreographed several concert works for Synergy Dance Series, CCM, American Dance Festival SDI, and Dayton’s Art in the City, as well as musical theater productions for Dayton Live Academy, Carroll High School, and Springboro Community Theater. Mandi has attended American Dance Festival’s Summer Dance Intensive as a scholarship recipient, Cincinnati Ballet’s Collegiate Intensive, Summer and Winter Traction at Attack Theater, GagaLab Winter Intensive in New York City, and Mutual Dance Theater's Adult Intensive. She also traveled to Panama City, Panama, as a dance diplomat in 2022 and again as an alumni leader in 2024 with Movement Exchange, a non-profit organization that provides arts education to underserved communities nationally and internationally. Mandi enjoys exploration, collaboration, and storytelling as important parts of the choreographic process. She believes in a holistic approach to dance, pursuing proficiency in a variety of dance styles and putting equal emphasis on individual artistic expression. She is excited to be joining Pack Dance for her first season!