Jennifer Mascall: “The dance training I grew up in was very territorial and not very democratic. In the past generation it has become more democratic. But it was surprising how democratic Amelia was.  

She would teach anybody. She spoke in her own style, but also enigmatically. It was clear it was the real thing, there was no question about that; so you just had to try and find your way in. 

You had to just strip down to the essentials, and let go of the personality, not bring your personality into the room. A student enters into the practice, and then comes back with a question.  

Because she didn’t hand you the whole meal deal, here it is, right here.”

Ann Tutt: “She was a prominent artist and the first dance exponent of M. Cohen-Nehemia's method.

Her particular moment in history posed limitations.  

She was part of a top down approach to teaching and learning, but Contact Improvisation and other new forms were beginning to influence dance and many somatic practices toward a learning process to a more collective model, with give and take, feedback from a wide variety of people. 

Amelia remained of the previous period.”