Friends + Teachers
At my time at the University of Chichester i was taught professional class by tutor Abi Mortimer. Abi Mortimer is Lila Dance’s main Choreographer and Director. Taking class every week built a personalised relationship, she helped me challenge myself in class moving in unique ways.
Artistic director of mapdance company, Yael Flexer was my senior lecturer and teacher, taking our rehearsals, working with us on an individual basis, learning how I am as a dance artist, giving me corrections through personal tutorials. Yael Flexer has her own contemporary company `Flexer & Sandiland`, I had the opportunity of working as research for her company in experimenting in the studio in part of a photoshoot.
I was lucky enough to work with the renowned choreographer Gary Clarke in the piece he made on us called `On Your Marks` about the Dance Marathon. He said to me how he watched me `flourish` as a dancer/performer in the choreographic and creative process. Working with me personally to stretch me to my limits.
Rae Piper and Paul Chantry of Chantry Dance Company taught me contemporary ballet, repertoire, and contemporary techniques while I was an associate with CDS. Their company tours works around the UK with artists: Liam Mower (Matthew Bourne principal dancer), Shannon Parker, Vincent Cabot, Claire Cabot, and David Brewer.
DanceEast CAT Scheme is where I started any more formal training, experiencing performing in the Jerwood DanceHouse at a young age, the first opportunity of working with choreographers such as: Adam Galbraith (New Adventures), Darren Ellis, Rachel Moss, and Michael Marsh Riviere, taking part in being in the creative process. Taking classes twice a week in contemporary, with ballet, creative, and rehearsals once a week. Still in contact with teacher Kate Durrant who is director of Cambridge Youth Dance Company.
Ceyda Tanc worked with mapdance during my time their, teaching class and setting tasks to create movement material for her piece on us `AYIN`teaching us her unique Turkish folk, contemporary infused movement style. She founded Ceyda Tanc Dance Company based in Brighton touring her choreographed works.
The School Of Ballet Theatre UK is where I did most of my vocational training, however in 2018 I toured the UK with Ballet Theatre UK which is a ballet company based in Leicestershire of their production of Swan Lake with Artistic director Christopher Moore.
BodyWorks taught me my first Jazz lesson by Jane Kerr, then i took classes in RAD Ballet. Getting the chance to perform at Cambridge University.
King Slocombe School Of Dance is where I found my true love for dance, I took class there almost everyday mainly in RAD ballet, special ballet, pointe, contemporary, performing every year at Cambridge Corn Exchange in their showcase. Taking my ballet exams at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, with one to one tutoring.
At The School of Ballet Theatre UK i achieved my BA Honours Degree in ballet performance, taking daily vocational classes between 8:30-6 in ballet, pointe, variations, repertoire, contemporary, jazz, commercial, heels, pas de deux, body conditioning, cardio, and choreography. With teachers from English National Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Rambert, Trinity Laban, and The Royal Ballet. Performing at the Haymarket theatre in Leicester every year in showcase.
At 16, I moved to Scotland to train at Ballet West Scotland training mainly in classical ballet, pointe, repertoire, contemporary, jazz, commercial, body conditioning and choreography. i performing in their tour of Swan Lake touring around Scotland, Glasgow SSE centre, Edinburgh, Greenock etc.