BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
2012 - 2015
MA Performance: Dance
University of Chichester
2015 - 2016
200Hr Yoga Teacher Training
Himalaya Yoga Valley Centre, Goa
2017
PGCE Secondary Dance
University of Brighton
2019 - 2020
Training
CV
Founder & Facilitator | The Movement Collective | August 2018 - Present
Founder and teacher at The Movement Collective Gibraltar. An organisation promoting creativity, expression, wellbeing, mindfulness and fitness. Facilitating workshops & classes across the disciplines of Yoga, Dance and Visual Arts
Rhythm Drawing Challenge | Youth Arts Jamboree | February 2021
Leader and Producer commissioned by Gibraltar Cultural Services in collaboration with The Movement Collective to create an online workshop merging the disciplines of drawing, movement and sound.
Lockdown Diaries 2020 | Sussex Dance Network | October 2020
Dance Artist commissioned by Sussex Dance Network to participate in Lockdown Diaries 2020, funded by Arts Council England. Producing 'BREAK' performed & edited by Zoe Bishop, audio created by Joel Cottrell and filmed by Dale James Moreno.
Cultural Activity Programme | GCS & GAMPA & DoE | June 2020
Teacher at Cultural Activity Programme for children aged 7-12 at the John Mackintosh Hall. Organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services and Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts in collaboration with the Gibraltar Government Department of Education.
PGCE Secondary Dance | University of Brighton | September 2019 - June 2020
Teacher Training in Secondary Dance. Work placements at The BRIT School, Croydon and Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Hove.
Move to Create | Gibraltar Cultural Services | July 2019
Facilitator of 'Move to Create' Workshops produced in conjunction with Gibraltar Cultural Services. Family workshops tailored for primary school children. Enhancing mindfulness through fun, interactive, movement based activities to produce process based art works.
Recycle Junkies | Natwest International Island Games | June 2019
Performer at Gibraltar NatWest International Island Games Opening Ceremony. Performing in a body percussion piece titled 'Recycle Junkies', choreographed by Nathaniel Conroy (STOMP).
Island Games Artist Residency | Gibraltar Cultural Services | June 2019
Represented Gibraltar as a Dance Artist in the Island Games Artist Residency Program. Collaborating with various international, interdisciplinary artists, culminating in an exhibition of works produced.
Summer Dance Intensive | Gibraltar Academy of Dance | August 2018
Contemporary Dance Technique Teacher at Gibraltar Academy of Dance Summer Intensive Programme. Teaching Contemporary Dance Technique and choreographing a small excerpt of work learnt for a sharing.
Visual Arts Gallery Grand Opening | ArtDance International Platform | June 2018
Performer at Gibraltar ArtDance International Platform. Performing an interdisciplinary, live art work 'In Process' at the Visual Arts Gallery Grand Opening. Curator: Nathaniel Conroy.
VESTIGE | Alice Underwood Films | May 2018
Dance Film project titled 'VESTIGE'. A collaboration with Alice Underwood Films. Creating and performing conceptual ideas that resulted from previous MA research.
Bite Dance | Co-Founder, Co-choreographer & Performer: 2016 - 2018
Repertoire & venues performed at:
'Body Takes Over' at Brighton Fringe, The Dance Trail: June 2016
'Body Takes Over' at University of Chichester, Studio 1: September 2016
'Still Laughing' at The Place, London, Resolutions: February 2016
'Still Laughing' at FLESH, Styyx Bar, London: March 2017
'Still Laughing' at Cafe Choreographique, The Point, Eastleigh, March 2017
'Still Laughing' at Milton Keynes Fringe, Festival of Giants: June 2017
'Crying with Laughter' at Women SRSLY, CentrE17, Walthamstow, London: December 2017
'Crying with Laughter' at Double Bill: Pickett Improv & Bite Dance, The Old Market, Hove, January 2018
'Crying with Laughter' at ALCHEMY, The Artist Asylum, Cafe Cairo, London: March 2018
'Crying with Laughter' at LadyBearded presents Women SRSLY, Guest Projects, London: March 2018
Yoga Teacher Training | Himalaya Yoga Valley, Goa | October - November 2017
Yoga Teacher Training at Himalaya Yoga Valley, Goa, India. Studying Traditional Yoga Asana, Anatomy, Pranayama, Meditation, Philosophy and Teaching Methodology (Level 1 qualification 200hrs).
Elisha Hamilton Dance | Company Dancer | August 2016 - May 2017
Company Dancer in RETALE tour 2016 -2017. Venues performed at:
Pavillion Dance South West, Studio Sharing: August 2016
The University of Chichester, Studio 1: September 2016
The Point, Eastleigh, Cafe Choreographique: October 2016
The University of Winchester, Studio Sharing: October 2016
Brighton Dance Network, First Step Scratch Night: November 2016
Bath Spa University, Evolve Dance Platform: February 2017
The Place, Resolutions Festival: February 2017
Norden Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead, Scratch: April 2017
Headington School, Oxford, Emerging Choreographers: April 2017
The Curve Theatre, Leicester, Let's Dance International Frontiers, Signatures: May 2017
Flexer & Sandiland | Draw to Perform Symposium | February 2017
Performer at Draw to Perform Symposium. Performing 'Digital Traces' for Flexer & Sandiland UK. Curated by Ram Samocha.
Elisha Hamilton Dance | Grad-Lab Project | July 2016 - February 2017
Performer in Arts Council England funded 'Grad-Lab Project'. Dancing for Elisha Hamilton Dance in the research, development & creation of 'RETALE'. Produced by KJ Lawson Mortimer.
Back to Our Roots | 200th Anniversary Botanical Alameda Gardens| July 2016
Performer in 'Back to Our Roots', 200th Year Anniversary Performance for the Gibraltar Botanical Alameda Gardens. Produced by Paulette Finlayson. Performing a piece titled 'Birth' co-choreographed with Jordan Bautista and Claire Olivero.
Spring Tour 2016 | MapDance Company | January - June 2016
Dancer in MapDance Postgraduate Company Spring Tour. Performing works by Liz Aggiss, Richard Alston, MotionHouse Dance Theatre, Lila Dance & iLDance.
Brockhill Performing Arts College: February 2016
John Mackingtosh Hall, Gibraltar: February 2016
Theatre Royal, Winchester: February 2016
Laban Building, London: March 2016
Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham: March 2016
Sundial Theatre, Cirencester: April 2016
The Showroom, Chichester: April 2016
Salisbury Arts Centre, Cheltenham: May 2016
SandPit Theatre, Saint Albans: May 2016
The Riley Theatre, Leeds: May 2016
The Old Fire Station, Oxford: May 2016
Devizes Arts Festival, Corn Exchange: June 2016
Lea Anderson | Jules Wright Memorial Ceremony | September 2015
Performer at Jules Wright Memorial Ceremony at Wapping Pumping Power Station, London. Performing 'Smithereens' repertoire for Lea Anderson.
Lea Anderson | Smithereens | June 2015
Dancer for Lea Anderson. Performing 'Smithereens' repertoire at Duckies, Vauxhall Tavern, London.
Lea Anderson | BBC4 : Dance Rebels | March - June 2015
Performer for BBC4 documentary 'Dance Rebels'. Performing 'Smithereens' repertoire for Lea Anderson.
Jasmin Vardimon Company | JV2 Intensive | February 2015
Dancer in one week JV2 intensive certification. Participating in company class and learning the creative methods and repertoire of Jasmine Vardimon Company.
Angst | City of London Festival | May 2014
Choreographer for City of London Festival. Showcasing 'Angst' at The Bowler Hat, London.
Work Experience | Pheonix Dance Company | October 2014
Pheonix Dance Company one week placement. Participating in company class and shadowing artistic director Sharon Watson in the rehearsal and creation of 'Tear-fall' 2015.
Teaching Assistant | Gibraltar Academy of Dance | September 2011 - August 2012
Teaching assistant at The Gibraltar Academy of Dance. Assistant teaching RAD ballet for children.