AMA
Bust: 32"
Waist: 25.5"
Shoes (UK): 6 UK
Dress Size (UK): 8 UK
Eyes: Brown
CREDITS
November 2016 | Team GB 2016 British Olympic Ball, Battersea Evolution, Londo | Oi Brasil |
October – November 2016 | The Last Dance, Hoxton Hall, London | Reuben Feels |
July 2016 | Lovebox festival, London | Elrow presents Sambodromo |
May 2016 | Channel 4 Comedy Gala, The O2, London | Ashley Wallen, Michela Di Felice |
April 2016 – July 2016 | Selfridges EveryBODY Spring/Summer campaign online, store front, in-store, Oxford Street, London | Wayne McGregor, Norbert Schoerner |
November 2015 | Sushi Samba Third Anniversary Celebrations with Grace Jones, London | Immersive Cult |
May 2015 | An Evening of Latin Dance Theatre, Chelsea Theatre, London | A g.l.i.m.p.s.e of Oxum, solo performance |
September 2014 | African dance performance, Frieze Art Fair Sketch, Mayfair, London | |
November 2013 | BBC Children in Need Big Dance with the cast of EastEnders, London | Richard Marcel |
September 2013 | Donald Hutera’s GOlive festival, London | Element Arts Company |
April – June 2013 | RIOT Offspring – A String of Rites series Sadler’s Wells Dance Theatre, London | Pascal Merighi (Pina Bausch), Sébastien Ramirez (Wang and Ramirez, Battle Squad) |
March 2013 | Qatari SDC 8th Charity Gala Dinner with the Royal Family, Doha, Qatar | Tropicalia |
Other work has included performing for: Olympics 2012 Closing Ceremony, Team GB 2012 British Olympic Ball, London Mini Cooper, Virgin Atlantic, Royal Academy of Dance, Lucozade, Red Bull UK, Open Art Surgery, Lilian Baylis Theatre, Summer Streets Regent Street Festival, Vogue’s Fashion Night Out, Rio de Janeiro Carnaval with Estacio de Sa Samba School, London Rumfest, Africa Day Celebrations, Sagatiba Cachaca, Abbas Hasan, Highlight Dancer Notting Hill Carnival with Paraiso School of Samba, Big Dance at the O2, a variety of UK Latin venues/events, Taste of London, Move it, Vamos! Festival.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
May 2016 | Month residency Yr 5 Afro Latin classes & choreographing their final performance at Chelsea Theatre. Park Walk School, London | Element Arts Company |
September 2015 – present | STEP into Dance | Royal Academy of Dance and Jack Petchey Foundation |
February – September 2015 | Dance workshops and creation of year-long lesson plans for delivery of dance classes for 5 year olds (working with the Kindergartens vision and goal for the year, ‘Movement’). Sarpsborg, Norway | MIGRAS – Grotterødløkka & Missingmyr Kindergarten |
Oct 2013 – July 2015 | Adult Absolute Beginners Dance course Adult Beginners Samba course | City Academy |
November 2013 – present | Cover Teacher, Samba course | Dancebuzz |
Other work has included delivering classes at London Bridge City Summer Festival, Summer Streets Regent Street Festival, Bar Salsa, London
WORKSHOPS
October 2016 – Vocab Dance & Friends: Acogny technique & South African Dance: Swana, Pedi, Zulu
March 2016 – Private Samba class with Rafaela Bastos, Musa of Mangueira Samba School, Rio, Brasil
September 2014 – Contemporary with Kristina and Sade Alleyne, London
August 2014 – Samba workshop with Carlinhos Salgueiro of Salgueiro Samba School, London
March 2014 – Hofesh Shechter Company Intensive, Exploratory and Rep, London
December 2013 – Footworking & House Masterclass with King Charles of FootworKingz, London
March 2013 – Talawa Technique with Thomas Talawa Presto, London
February 2013 – Vocab Dance Acogny technique, London
TRAINING
March 2016 – Private Afro Cuban classes with Migue Rana formerly of Rumba Palenque, Trinidad, Cuba January 2016 – Silvestre Technique one month intensive, Contemporary & Afro Brasilian, Salvador, Brasil
January 2015 – Silvestre Technique one month intensive, Contemporary & Afro Brasilian, Salvador, Brasil
September 2010 – July 2011 Lewisham College, Access to Dance HE
September 2009 – July 2010 Lewisham College, Dance Foundation – Distinction
September 2008 – July 2009 Kensington and Chelsea College, Btec First Diploma Dance – Distinction