I am somatic dance artist and certified teacher of Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT). Trained in dance, fine art and numerous somatic practices, I have been performing, choreographing, teaching, writing and researching for over three decades. My creative practice in dance, photography and writing explores a heightened embodied sense of compassionate listening, presence and energy within spatial, material, social and political contexts. I teach SRT, somatic movement and creative process to professional dancers; in conservatoires and universities internationally; as well as in the community - focussing on arts for health and social change. I am currently engaged in a practice-based PhD at the Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University, exploring SRT/somatic dance and processes of embodied becoming – focussing on affect and embodied vitality. This is funded by a Midlands4Cities scholarship.

Specialism: Autonomic Nervous System, Contemporary Dance, Creative Labs, Dance, Improvisation, Mindfulness, Skinner Releasing Technique, Somatic

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