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.