University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

Amanda Lopez took over as the head coach of the University of the Incarnate Word dance team in the Fall of 2021. In her second season as a Cardinal, the team took home ninth place in the 2023 NDA Collegiate National Championships in the Team Performance Division I category, the program's first time competing as this event. 

Lopez, a UIW alum, also works as an instructor at Pure Barre Alamo Heights.