I work with movement.
Artist
I am a dance and movement artist, skilled in performing, creating, facilitating, directing and communicating. I collaborate, working with people from other disciplines. I create, question, facilitate and overlap all my experiences within movement, research and performance to inform my work and how I work with others.
Movement Analyst
I am a Certified Movement Analyst in Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentas. I have a rich vocabulary to identify and differentiate movement and personal habits, then facilitate you to expand on your resources. I have multiple entry points to increase connected, refined and nuanced movement. More choice in how you move, no matter how large or small the movement, opens up more possibility for expression, communication and experience.
Your movement might have a particular professional purpose: playing an instrument, dancing, acting, auditioning, playing a sport, communicating in meetings or in a boardroom. Or maybe you are interested in how movement can make going about your day more full of ease, such as getting out of bed or dealing with injury or pain through understanding your connectivity and habits.
Certification in Movement Analysis training
I trained in Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals over 2009 – 2010 through LSSI. I have completed all five modules in Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff and Somatic studies – ‘Bartenieff Fundamentals and repatterning’, ‘Qualities of Shape and Relationship’, ‘Effort Qualities in Human Expression’, ‘Choreutic Space and the Integration of Shape’ and ‘Integrating in a Final Application project’, under Janet Kaylo, Anna Kemble, Nadine Saxton and Donna Redlick, with other fantastic visiting faculty, including Trisha Bauman, Susan Cash, Cheryl Prophet, Danielle McCulloch and Leslie Bishko (who integrates LMA in teaching Animation).
Certified Yoga Instructor, Vinyasa Flow
I certified in Vinyasa Flow Yoga through YogaLondon in November 2011. I facilitate asana practice (postures), meditation and pranayama (breathing/energetics). This flowing style is accessible, integrative and a wonderful exploration.
Contemporary Dance Theatre training
I trained at LABAN on the BA Contemporary Dance Theatre program, and received the Sylvia Bodmer award for outstanding achievement in Choreological Studies (2002 – 2005). I continue training in various dance and movement styles, including improvisation, yoga and Feldenkrais.
MA in Performance and Culture
Studying for a Masters in Performance and Culture: Interdisciplinary studies at Goldsmiths College under Dr. Maria Shevtosova (2006 – 2007) helped expand my perspectives on who can make performance, where it can happen and how. There I also developed further understanding of European and International theatre practices.
danceWEB 05 scholarship
In 2005 I was fortunate enough to receive a scholarship to the Impulstanz Festival in Vienna. I spent five weeks with nearly 50 dance artists from around the world experiencing workshops from incredible professional performers/teachers/choreographers, watching a vast range of performances in big/small/shiny/dusty venues and attending talks and discussions. The leader of danceWEB 05 was David Zambrano
