Meet Amy McMiles 💃
Amy is the heart behind the day‑to‑day running of Kumiai Ryu High Impact, managing everything from bookwork to instructing. But her favourite part of every day is connecting with the wonderful families who walk through the doors, it's the people who truly make her job special.
She’s stepping onto the dance floor for Stars of Orange Dance for Cancer with powerful motivation. Cancer has deeply touched her life. She lost her father to bowel cancer 20 years ago and her mother to thyroid cancer two years later. At 22, she discovered she carries Lynch syndrome, the same hereditary gene mutation that affected several members of her family. Because of this, she began regular cancer screening at 25, screenings that ultimately saved her life.
At 32, a 4.5cm bowel tumour was found during one of those routine checks. Within two weeks, she underwent major surgery followed by six months of chemotherapy. Today, three years on, she is cancer‑free and profoundly grateful for early detection and accessible medical care.
She is dancing to honour her parents, raise awareness of hereditary cancer syndromes, advocate for the importance of screening, and support continued research and treatment. For her, Dance for Cancer is a way to turn personal experience into action, awareness, and hope.
Determined by nature, her biggest strength in this competition is her grit, though she admits that dancing in front of a crowd is definitely nerve‑wracking. She loves any song with a good beat, and with Robert Irwin as her dream dance partner, she knows she’d have fun on any dancefloor.
A few fun facts about her: she was born in Western Sydney, she struggles to say no, and she’s only recently discovered a love of reading.
Her favourite thing about living in Orange is its incredible community spirit, how people come together when it matters most.
She has set a fundraising target of $10,000 and is dancing not just for herself, but for every family impacted by cancer.
Thank you to my Sponsors
$515
Eiva Sandford
$315
Sami B
Always such an inspiration and such a beautiful soul to all those around her! Much love ❤️
$264.25
Judah Holdings Pty Ltd
$263.75
Emma Buckley
Dance your heart ❤️ out Amy
$215
Xanthe Blundell
Have the best time Amy ✨ 💃🏻
$215
Caleula Hotel Orange
Good luck Amy
$209
Badlands Brewery & Taproom
Congrats and huge luck for Saturday
$200
Bletchington Softball Club
Congratulations Amy! Such an achievement
$200
Orange Spring And Suspension Repairs
Great work Amy!!
$106.12
Prp Stars
Can’t wait to dance with you all night long! PRP Stars x
$106.12
Erin And Henry
Go Amy!
$106.12
Taylah Taberner
Go Amy! Can’t wait to see you boogie ❤️
$106.12
Orange & District Softball Association
On behalf of the whole of ODSA - best of luck Amy!
$100
Rach Crawford
Shake it baby!
$65.39
Emma Buckley
Keep smashing it Amy
$54.84
Suzie Wood
Go Amy!
$54.84
Veronica Neal
$54.84
Demelza Scott
You go Amy! 🥳💪💃
$54.84
Gabe Rae
$54.84
Adelaide & Alfie A
$50
Ami And Rob Zielinski
All the very best Amy for a fun and fabulous night! Thank you for all you do in our community. Regards Ami and Rob
$50
Glenda Kastler
$44.71
Erin Quarmby
100 club and Raffle xx
$33.87
Ali Mclennan
$28.43
Pam Apolony
Have a fabulous time!!
$28.43
Zoe Byrne
$28.43
Tailor Byrne
$28.43
Jesse Foxall
$28.43
Matthew Barton
Lovely to have met you, best of luck in the future
$28.43
Mick Feening
$28.43
Scott Preston
$28.43
Kendall Cotton
$23.50
Rach Crawford
$23.50
Stacey Peate
$23.50
Mick Feening
$23.50
Mariah Harris
$23.50
Mariah Harris
$23.50
Wayne Roe
$23.50
Tanya Andersen
$11.80
Stacey Peate
$6.20
Lizeth Gonzalez Cano
$6.20
Vanessa Cordova
$6.20
Leslie Follent
$3.55
Go Amy! ❤️ 💕