She was born and raised in the UK where she trained as a dancer and actress at Elmhurst Ballet School and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She spent ten years working professionally in the arts including two years touring with Saltmine Christian Theatre Company, later directing their UK premiere of 'The Hiding Place.' She has devised and performed in many physical theatre pieces, in particular with 'Out of Inc' theatre, at the Edinburgh Festival and the Battersea Arts Centre in London and directed pieces for different artists in this field. Her work also included TV, short films, leading worskshops plus choreographing and teaching both dance and drama in schools and community settings across the country.