My journey began at twelve, when I stepped in to assist my dance teacher with younger students. What started as a natural extension of my own training quickly became a lifelong passion for encouraging others to move. While my early career followed the familiar pathways of the styles and environments I was trained in, it has since evolved into something much broader: a commitment to making the benefits of dance accessible to diverse, multifaceted communities.

It’s clear that dance is far more than an artistic discipline. It is an innate form of communication allowing people of any background, age, or ability to express themselves and connect with others at a fundamental human level. It brings meaning to be felt rather than explained, bringing us back into alignment with instinct, presence, and embodied understanding without the need for words.

When you ask someone, “do you know what I mean?”, and they answer with a nod of the head, do you know they know what you mean? I believe there is often an explicit moment felt when dancing with others that embodies this.

Having taught children, adults, professionals, recreational movers, people within disability services, and classrooms filled with mixed cultures and varying levels of English language, I’ve seen firsthand how movement creates freedom of expression without fear of misinterpretation. Dance invites us to notice what others are communicating through energy, timing, and intention, and to respond with awareness and empathy.

This philosophy underpins Raw Rapport. My work centres on creating spaces where people feel safe to move, explore, and connect; whether individually, with a partner, or within a group. Through dance, we rediscover confidence, intuition, and a shared human language that reminds us we were always capable of connection. 

My ultimate goal is to share this idea and bring the experience to anyone open to it.

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