Pirate Girl Productions was founded in 2001 by Amelia Derezinski.

Amelia earned her MA in Dance and Dance Education at NYU with a Graduate Assistant Scholarship, and her BFA from The Evergreen State College with concentrations in Performance Studies and Environmental Science. Amelia is Founding Director of Torque Dance, and she has worked with Sean Curran, Douglas Dunn, Jody Oberfelder, Lynn Neuman, and Lynn Marie Ruse.

Her work has been produced by Joyce SoHo, Dance in the Square, and The Nutshell Festival, and presented as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival, Dance Now Festival,, ADG Festival, and Estrogenius at Manhattan Theater Source.

Amelia with Lynn Marie Ruse and Erin Reck lead a choreographer's showcase called What’s Moving Us. The first Saturday of every month artists perform their work and receive audience feedback.