I have been dancing since I was three years old and at five started training in ballet, which I danced for fifteen years. I later explored dance traditions from Nigeria, Butoh and the Seki Method, Gaga and 5Rhythms. I have been taught, mentored and influenced by many other dancers, and hugely supported. In my mid-twenties I started my psychotherapy training and was drawn to working with body-based experiential approaches, including Bioenergetic Analysis, Hakomi and Process Oriented Psychology. I witnessed the impact of working somatically and energetically with my clients and experienced the benefits myself in my own course of Bioenergetic Analysis. Over ten years I wove together my knowledge and discoveries into movement and dance, and continue to evolve my practice.

Innate Dance is the name I’ve given to my integrative approach, which explores the intersections of the kinetic, somatic, imaginative/intuitive and emotional experience. It is grounded in the understanding that dance arises from the unique inner landscape of each individual - landscapes which are shaped by memory, intuition and imagination. This approach invites movement that is authentic and alive, helping to break up stuck energy and give way to new movement possibilities. It offers a space where emotions can be expressed and transformed through the body, where creativity is nurtured, and where we receive ourselves. Through Innate Dance, space is given for what wants to emerge so that we can come to know the ever-deepening layers of our uniqueness.