meet the lpm dance team

Co-Director

George was born in Glasgow and went on to study at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London . After graduating he went on to work as successful performer and choreographer for a number of dance companies and choreographers both internationally and in the UK. He then went on to create works for his own company LPM Dance Theatre in which he co established in 2012 with Helen Gould.

George worked as a dance 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 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 now a senior member of the Royal Society of Medicine for his contribution to the health and wellbeing sector.

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.

Co-Director

Helen started dancing at the Judy Tompsett School of Dance, and went on to complete her training 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. Between 2014 and 2018 she worked with English National Ballet delivering their Dance and Parkinson's Programme in Liverpool and Manchester initiating an interest in working with people living with neurological 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. This includes LPMs Neuro-Moves programme which was established in partnership with Mel Brierley.

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 focusing on Dance and Parkinson's at the International Association of Dance Science and Medicine Conference 2018 (Helsinki, Finland) and the International Conference of Dalcroze Studies 2019, 2021, 2023. 

In 2024 Helen was awarded an MBE for her charitable contributions to people living with Parkinson's. 

Dance Artist

 Film Maker

Ellen Turner is a dance artist and filmmaker

 She trained at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance and began her career by joining Ludus dance Company where she gained performance and educational facilitating experience. She has toured work by Yael Flexer, Ben Wright, Nigel Charnock, to name a few and has gone on to work with Tmesis Theatre, LPM Dance and Casson & Friends. She has worked alongside Gary Clarke, Elinor Randle, TC Howard, Adele Thompson, and Robert Clark. She regularly teaches for Yorkshire Dance and has set up TADT's regular Dance Around classes. She is the lead artist for InMature Dance company, a project lead by Yorkshire Dance to help combat loneliness and isolation in care home around Yorkshire and to help people who live with dementia. 

Ellen is a skilled film editor.

Dance Artist

Aimee Williamson is a performer, dance artist and theatre maker based in Lancashire. Her work spans across ballet, contemporary, physical theatre and puppetry. She creates work for outdoor spaces using inspiration from folklore, nature and local heritage. 

The work that excites her combines traditional folk dancing and modern styles of dance. She feels a strong connection to her home area and strives to bring high quality dance theatre and the warmth of folk storytelling to local family audiences.

She has an expansive career creating, performing and touring with companies such as Folkdance Remixed, BalletFolk, Handmade Theatre, LPM Dance, Wild Rumpus and Ballet Cymru.