My Story
Professional Experience
August 2017: Gaga and Physical Dance Company, Krakow Choreographic Centre: Noa Paran (former Batsheva Dancer and certified gaga teacher) and Roser Lopez Espinosa
October 2017: Pavilion Dance South West Young Choreographers Weekend: Dan Daw, Paris Payne and Rosie Kay
August 2018: Candoco Dance Company, Roehampton University: Dog hill kennel project
March 2023: Dada Masilo, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Dance workshop with company
Plymouth University: ‘It’s not about the shoes’ (April 2013), ‘Grey Scale’ (December 2014), ‘Terrain’ (April 2015)
SpinDrift Dance Collective:
with Heather Walrond: ‘Thine self be true’ (December 2015) ‘I, We, Us’ Choreographed by Freefall Dance Company (April – July 2016), ‘Last day of Rain’ Choreographed by Olivia Lockwood (April – July 2016) ‘Estimation’ Choreographed by Sophie Northmoore (February – June 2017) Clay Walks (June 2018, September 2018)
Far Flung Dance Theatre: ‘Funky Llama Night club’ (November 2016) ‘Christmas at Sea’ (December 2016) ‘Electric Sister’ – West London (March 2017) 'Funky llama Festival' (June 2019) ‘Meet me at the Sun dial’ (March 2023) ‘Circle’ with Vilk Collection (September 2023) 'Funky Llama Night Club' (October 2023) 'Keep up and carry on' R&D (September 2023) Film (April 2024)
Barbican Theatre: 'Put on your red Shoes' (February 2018) 'Civic' (February 2020) 'This is for you' (August 2020) ‘Petrol Headz’ (August 2021 and December 2021) ‘Walk this way’ (June 2022) ‘Meet me at the sundial’ (March 2023)
My Work
Far Flung Dance Theatre, Plymouth 2016 – Present
Lead Practitioner - Working on specific projects; Funky Llama, With Flying Colours, weekly company class at TR2, Dame Hannah, Highbury and PMZ
Access Coordinator - Support disabled practitioners and attendees throughout workshops, being the key contact.
Project Coordinator - During a commission with Take a Part for their East End carnival.
Performer - Performing in company shows, with commission with National Marine Aquarium, Barbican theatre and self-funded work.
Fiona’s Fancy Feet, Kingsbridge 2019 – Present
Running contemporary and street dance class, weekly classes sometimes aiming towards performances.
Barbican Theatre, Plymouth 2019 – 2024
Lead Practitioner - Running weekly sessions for their Rebels scheme through co-creation and running workshops in schools across Plymouth
Performer - Professional performances across Plymouth; ‘Put on your red shoes’, ‘Civic’, ‘Petrol Headz’, and ‘Walk this way’.
Eldertree Befriending, Plymouth 2023 – 2024
Leading seated dance classes across Plymouth.
Access Theatre, Launceston
Project Manager 2022 - 2023
Coordinating their weekly class, maintaining communication with the hall hirers, board members and lead practitioner.
Exim Dance, Plymouth
Community Dance Practitioner 2022 - 2023
Leading dance and wellbeing sessions in different community and adult settings, including Highbury trust, schools and in their own studio (Oxford creative hub).
Age UK, Plymouth
Interactive Dance leader 2020 - 2022
Providing an interactive dance and music sessions to 2 centres in Plymouth, looking at well-known musicals and theme.
Marlborough Amateur dramatics
Choreographer October 2021
Running weekly zoom sessions, teaching different dances and then in 2019 choreographed Sound of Music.
Theatre Royal Plymouth
lead practitioner 2021 - 2022
Supporting and running some their weekly young company classes at TR2 and across the City, with a show back every term to parents. I was able to do tours of TR2 to schools and organisations.
