I have danced ever since I can remember, first of all by creating my own dances, often for beings that only I seemed to be able to see. Soon, however, I was diverted to rather more formal training in ballet, tap, and flamenco.

In the 1990s I took up the Lindy Hop and performed with Singapore's renowned Lindy Hop Ensemble at the 2000 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in 2002, I joined Singapore's performing arts library, the library@esplanade as the dance librarian and regularly created and conducted dance workshops and lectures. Since 2004 I have been majoring in sacred dance at Diamond Mountain University. Here, I have been studying the ancient Indian temple dance form, Odissi , which is taught by the highly regarded Odissi dancer and teacher, Asako Takami. And, under the guidance of Andreana Karabotsios, Diamond Mountain's Head of Dance, I have been exploring dance as a potent spiritual practice and a powerful method of reaching our highest potential, and it is this which I have been sharing by conducting sacred dance workshops. At Diamond Mountain, I have also been re-acquainted with ballet but this time as a sacred dance form and I hope to be able to share this vision too.

The Theory

60-90 minute sessions based on Buddhist texts from the sacred dance traditions of Tibet and Mongolia, and on teachings from Diamond Mountain Buddhist University Sacred Dance Department.  The class will consider how we can use this ancient wisdom to help us reach our highest potential in a modern context and why we'd want to do that.

The Practice

60-90 minute practical sessions exploring how dance can be a sacred practice, as valuable and transforming as traditional meditation.

No dance experience necessary.

Both

2-3 hours balanced workshop blending both theory and practice.

Ballet as a Spiritual Practice

Introductory classes presenting traditional and standard ballet steps and training from a radically different perspective.

Creativity Workshops

2-3 hour workshops using dance to stimulate new ways of thinking and to encourage risk taking and play.

Tailor Made Dance Talks or Workshops

Custom made talks or workshops to suit the needs of an organization or the participants.