I am co-founder of Open Arms Artists’ Collective and manage the Creative Age programme in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury. I trained in movement and dance, and enjoy blending art forms and collaborating with different artists. I am interested in using movement to find new ways to express and communicate with one another when cognitive behaviours fail us, and in particular working non-verbally and in the moment.

What I love about Creative Age is seeing the positive impacts on health – exercising body & mind, the sense of enjoyment, playfulness and fun. Moving together allows us to connect, create and share., valuing each person as an individual as well as a whole group.

I have worked as a Dance Development Worker and Creative Education Manager across the North West, East and West Midlands before settling in Gloucestershire. I was involved in the Courtyard Theatre’s Creative Ageing programme from which Open Arms was founded. When I’m not involved in Open Arms, I work as a Programme Manager withCreate Gloucestershire.