AMA

Height: 5'6"
Bust: 32"
Waist: 25.5"
Hips: 36.5"
Shoes (UK): 6 UK
Dress Size (UK): 8 UK
Hair: Dark Purple
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