Dance artist, community leader and teacher of Contact Improvisation and Skinner Releasing Technique. I live in Cape Town, South Africa, and travel regularly to Europe and Asia to teach, learn, dance and create.

As the first certified teacher of Skinner Releasing Technique in South Africa, I feel a great sense of inspiration and purpose to share this incredible approach to dance practice and creative process locally.

Before certifying as a SRT teacher, my main focus has been teaching Contact Improvisation, and nurturing the growth of the CI community in Cape Town. I have been teaching CI for over 15 years and organising various events including a Facilitators Research Lab and the annual Contact Festival South Africa.

I studied dance at the University of Cape Town and completed my Masters in Choreography at Rhodes University in 2013. I have danced professionally with various South African theatre companies including First Physical Theatre Company, FTH:K and acclaimed choreographer Nicola Elliott. I have also created and produced many of my own performance works and founded several dance platforms including Underground Dance Theatre and MusicDance CapeTown. 

I studied Contact Improvisation with Nancy Stark Smith, Kirstie Simson, Lucia Walker and Jori Snell, amongst many other influential teachers around the world.

I have studied Skinner Releasing Technique with Lily Kiara, Kirsty Alexander, Gabi Agis and Theresa Moriarty.

I enjoy collaborating and performing with other dancers and musicians towards real-time composed performances, and have studied with Katie Duck, Julyen Hamilton, Lily Kiara and Manuela Lucia Tessi in this area. 

In addition to teaching and creating, I offer mentorship/collaboration to; support creative processes, discuss dramaturgy and composition, conceive of new projects and expand pedagogical frameworks. My current interest is supporting somatic practitioners to develop their teaching practice.

I also offer one-on-one sessions in Contact Improvisation, Skinner Releasing Technique and solo movement practice.

As well as therapeutic bodywork - individual sessions to support healing through the releasing of physical tension and holding patterns

Be welcome to contact me if you’d like to book a private session or find out more about my classes.