Artists and PARTNERS

George is a dance artist, choreographer, facilitator, pilates and yoga teacher.

George was born in Glasgow and went on to study at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. 

After graduating he went on to work as a performer and choreographer for a number of dance companies and choreographers both internationally and in the UK including: Nigel Charnock and dancers, Ludus Dance, Motionhouse, National Dance Company of Wales and Flexer and Sandiland to name but a few.
George worked as Assistant Artistic Director on the 2012 Cultural Olympiad Commission in Birmingham with Motionhouse and, in 2014, he choreographed You et Vous, a European Commission for 4 international professional integrated dance companies. 

During his time as a performer, George worked as a teacher in the UK creating workshops and teacher training for the National Curriculum in which he used dance as a method of teaching physical, social and health education. George went on to work with early learning pedagogies facilitating performances and best practice approaches in relation to the cognitive and emotional development in young people. 

George continued his research in the area of dance movement psychotherapy under the supervision of Edge Hill University and Osteopath Charles Tisdale where he investigated the phenomenological processes of pain and how applied touch and postures can cure and elevate particular pain symptoms. At this time George was funded by the Dancers Career Development Fund to train as a Cranial Sacral Therapist. George also went to India and studied eastern medical approaches in physical psychology and completed a diploma in Yoga therapy and another in Advanced Yogic Practices from the University of Pune India . 

George is a senior member of the Royal Society of Medicine for his contribution to the health and wellbeing sector. 

Alongside his work with LPM, since 2015, George has worked as an Associate for Indepen-dance, Glasgow where he has created a number of performances, training initiatives and workshops for people who have a disability. 

George continues to work across sectors with artist companies and venues in order to promote the effectiveness of dance as a means of positive change. 

Helen is a dance artist, movement director, project manager and performer.

Helen trained at Bird College of Dance and Theatre Performance. Her performance career has spanned the commercial and contemporary dance theatre sector in the UK and Europe in contexts ranging from musical theatre to film, contemporary dance performance to casino productions. 

Helen worked for Ludus Dance from 2009-2011 where she was responsible for the development, management and delivery of a wide range of community dance activity across Lancashire. Here she discovered a keen interest in inclusive practice and working with people with a range of abilities and different health conditions.

In 2011 she co-established LPM Dance  with George and since then the company has developed a track record for creating and producing new dance initiatives in diverse settings, many of which have an inclusive focus. Selected works include Oracle (Producer), ‘IF’ Dance Festival 2018 (Producer), Cabinet of Curiosities 2016 (Dancer/Producer), Astley Illuminated 2015 (Dancer/Project Manager). 

Helen works closely with choreographer Lisa Simpson and Lisa Simpson Inclusive Dance. She has supported as translator/project manager for many years. 

As Movement Director previous work includes; Beauty and The Beast (The Dukes Theatre), Cinderella (The Dukes Theatre), No Fat Juliets (The Dukes Theatre and Oldham Coliseum) As You Like It (StoryHouse), The Last Resort (English National Ballet- as Assistant and Stones in His Pockets (National Tour- Chipping Norton Theatre/Dukes Theatre), Duvet Dancing (Primed for Life), Twelfth Night (StoreyHouse), The Borrowers (StoryHouse), Henry V (StoryHouse). Helen has also worked as Regional Artist for English National Ballet delivering their Dance for Parkinson’s programme in Manchester, and as Movement Artist for the Dukes Theatre flagship project Still Me & Bring Me Laugher  for people living with Dementia. 

Helen has an MSc in Dance Science in Education from  Edinburgh University. Her research included exploring Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the context of a Dance for Parkinson’s class. She has presented papers at the International Association of Dance Science and Medicine Conference 2018 (Helsinki, Finland) and the International Conference of Dalcroze Studies 2019 (Katowice, Poland) where she won the Selma Odom prize for best student paper. 

Helen promotes Dalcroze as a relevant and practical method of music training for dancers.

Mel delivers Flow and Connect for LPM  along with her other specialist classes for people living with neurological conditions and dementia.

Melanie is a founder member of Dance for Parkinson’s Partnership UK, a voluntary organisation providing opportunities for people with Parkinson’s to dance.

In 2014 she travelled to the USA to meet with leading practitioners in this field. She spent three weeks in California with John Argue, the creator of ‘The Art of Moving’, an innovative style of dance practice for people with Parkinson’s. 

She has developed her own brand of dance classes for people with Parkinson's, called ‘PD Flow and Connect’. An important element of these classes is exploring a sense of movement flow through weight transition and by slowly building movement momentum during class. 

Melanie has developed one-to-one dance sessions in people’s houses as ‘Home Performance’. 

Through her dance and health business, Conscious Bodies, Melanie also works with people recovering from Stroke or living with Dementia, Muscular Dystrophy and Multiple Sclerosis. She is the lead dance artist at Pioneer Projects in North Yorkshire, where she delivers weekly classes and training whilst working alongside visual artists in projects such as ‘Bridging the Gap’, a three-year Big Lottery-funded programme located in care homes.

Melanie is a member of Dance for Parkinson’s Partnership UK’s advisory group, whose role is to direct the development of high-quality dance classes throughout the UK. Her Fellowship has enabled her to bring new perspectives to the group’s work and to help ensure that a range of practices are available for people with Parkinson’s who want to engage with dance.

Mel has recently completed her PhD at University of Roehampton .

Lisa is a choreographer, workshop leader and Director of Lisa Simpson Inclusive Dance

Lisa Simpson is a Liverpool based choreographer, workshop leader, and Director of Lisa Simpson Inclusive Dance. 

She has Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and no verbal communication and has consequently developed a unique methodology for realising her own choreographic work. Lisa choreographs using the Simpson Board, an inexpensive but priceless tool created in partnership with Adam Benjamin in 1995. Lisa now delivers workshops nationally, widening access for people with disabilities to gain skills in choreography and realise their creative potential. In the last few years, Lisa has been focusing on her own choreographic practice. 

In 2011 Lisa worked with Helen Gould on a BBC funded project, Jigsaw. This initiated a long standing working relationship. Helen has worked as one of Lisa's translators for many years and, more recently, as project manager.

Lisa developed her first work 'Migratory' with a company of professional dancers in partnership with LPM  and The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster in 2018.

During the devising period, Lisa was mentored by George Adams (LPM). 

You can learn more about Lisa's work on her website 

https://simpsonboard.co.uk/

Career highlights include:

BTEC ND in Performing Arts, Hereward College (1996-1998)

BA (Hons) Surface Pattern Design, University of Huddersfield (2001-2004)

Performed in Laura Lima’s piece, FLAT at the premiere of 11 Rooms in Manchester International Festival(2011), Essen, Germany (2012), and Basel, Switzerland (2014)

DaDa Fest (2014)- Brought To Life 

LSID Development Project (2016-2018) ACE funded

Won the Merseyside Women of the Year 2016: Arts and Cultural

R&D residency support by the Dukes (2017)

2-days residency with Adam Benjamin (2017) Simpson Board development

Created Migratory and NW tour (2018-2019)

Artist in Residence at UCLan University of Central Lancashire (2018-2020)

Secured DYCP funding from Arts Council for Branching Out R&D work & digital choreograph online (2020) 

Aimee has been delivering online ballet for LPM throughout lockdown. She has also collaborated on projects as performer including EXPO with Wash Designs

Aimee is a freelance dance artist based in Lancashire. After training with The Royal Ballet School and gaining a 1st Class BA (Hons) at The Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, she performed with Rambert Dance Company at In Transit Festival, London. She then went on to tour nationally and internationally with Ballet Cymru. She has collaborated with Cerys Matthews in the production TIR. 

Recently she has been working on various projects with AbouTime Dance Company, Androna Dance Theatre, Born & Bred Dance Theatre, LPM Dance, Wild Rumpus, Just Imagine UK, Turnaround Dance Theatre, Emily O'Shea Dance Company, as well as various works in television, music videos and film.