My dance background includes over thirty years of training in ballet, tap, jazz, dance traditions from Nigeria, Butoh and The Seki Method, Gaga and 5Rhythms. Innate Dance is the approach that I am developing. It recognises that dances come from our unique inner landscape and imagination, which can be trusted as sources of inspiration that move us. It’s about breaking up stuck energy, giving way to fresh new movements. The approach gives space for emotions to shift and flow, and for us to enjoy our own creativity. Innate Dance creates space for what wants to be seen to emerge, so that we can come to know the ever-deepening layers of our uniqueness.

Recent dance experiences include:

• Selected artist at the 2024 Im_Flieger School, Vienna, mentored by Laura Vilar;

• ATLAS participant at ImpulsTanz Festival 2023, Vienna, mentored by Marco Berrettini;

• Seki Method Dance Facilitator training, Berlin, 2023;

• Resident dancer at the first Hybrid Butoh Vienna Art Festival, 2022.

I am also a fully qualified psychotherapist, accredited with the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP), with eight years of experience working in private practice with adults. I hold a first class BA (Hons.) in modern languages from the University of Bristol, and a Professional Diploma (Masters level) in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Dublin Counselling and Therapy Centre.

Further psychotherapeutic training includes: Hakomi, Breathwork facilitation and Process Oriented Psychotherapy.