Alys Davies Dancer Originally from South Wales, Alys trained at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, graduating in 2016 with a specialisation in classical ballet. She then moved to Bologna, Italy, to undertake a year of further training with Art Factory International. In 2022, Alys gained a First-Class Honours Degree in Professional Practice within the Arts and Creative Industries from Middlesex University. As a freelancer, Alys has worked with companies and choreographers such as Compagnia Zappalà Danza, Jones the Dance/Y Ddawns, EQ Dance CO, Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre, Liz Roche, Krystal Lowe, and Anna Watkins. Alys has also worked on commercial projects, such as music videos and fashion editorials, dancing with choreographers Matt Walker and Taira Foo. Over the course of her career, Alys has collaborated with musicians, writers, filmmakers and dramaturgs. Alys first came to NDCWales in 2022 as a part of Laboratori, and then again in 2023 to perform in 4x10. Alys joined NDCWales in 2024, and so far has worked on creations by Matthew William Robinson and Melanie Lane. Read More
Ed Myhill Dancer Originally from London, I grew up in Leeds where I began dancing. Later on I went to train at the Hammond School in Chester before going on to study full time at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. I joined National Dance Company Wales as an apprentice in 2015 and have since been a full time dancer with the company. I have toured extensively across the UK and internationally, performing works by Alexander Ekman, Roy Assaf, Caroline Finn, Johan Inger, Fernando Melo and Marcos Morau amongst others. Read More
Faye Tan Dancer I come from Singapore and trained at the Singapore Ballet Academy, School of The Arts Singapore, Rambert School and VERVE (Postgraduate performance company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance). I was a company dancer in Frontier Danceland (Singapore) for three years, then joined NDCWales in the summer of 2019. I have performed work by a variety of choreographers including Shahar Binyamini, Marcos Morau, Alexandra Waierstall, Caroline Finn, Andrea Costanzo Martini, Anton Lachky, Nigel Charnock and Richard Chappell. I have created dance films which have been screened in film festivals in the UK and Singapore, and have been commissioned to choreograph works for School of The Arts Singapore, Frontier Danceland, NDCWales, VERVE, Rambert School and the Centre for Advanced Training. My education and outreach work in dance includes facilitating youth training programmes such as Frontier Danceland's Pulse programme and the NDCWales Associates programme, as well as being involved in community engagement work with Richard Chappell Dance. Read More
Jill Goh Dancer I studied at the School of The Arts (SOTA) in Singapore before pursuing full-time vocational training at the New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington, New Zealand, where I had the pleasure of performing in works by Amber Haines, Sarah Foster-Sproull, Michael Parmenter and Hofesh Shechter. Upon graduating I worked with Humanhood Company from 2018 through to 2019, performing in their first group piece ‘Torus’. In early 2020 I joined Shechter II, touring ‘Political Mother: Unplugged’ around Europe in the autumn/winter of 2021. In the interim I was involved in the creation and performance of ‘Light: Bach Dances’, a production co-produced by the Royal Danish Theatre and Hofesh Shechter Company. I joined NDC Wales in January 2023. Read More
Mario Manara Dancer I grew up in Italy and I started dancing from a young age at Vic Ballet Academy in Verona alongside performing for a local theatre company. I trained at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, graduating with a first class BA (Hons) in 2020. During my time at Rambert School, I had the chance to work with choreographers including Christopher Bruce (performing at Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House), Mark Bruce, Arielle Smith and Thick and Tight. I also had the opportunity to perform my own work at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler's Wells. I then joined VERVE, the postgraduate company of Northern School of Contemporary Dance, in 2021, touring works by Matthew William Robinson, Botis Seva, Caroline Finn and Barnaby Booth. I joined NDCWales in 2022 performing works by Andrea Costanzo Martini, Caroline Finn, Marcos Morau, Matthew William Robinson and Melanie Lane amongst others. Read More
Niamh Keeling Dancer Growing up in the midlands of the UK I joined the Dance4 C.A.T programme in 2013 and National Youth Dance Company in 2014, where I had the pleasure of working with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Michael Keegan-Dolan and Damien Jalet in tours across England and premiering each work on Sadlers Wells main stage, an incredible experience for me as a young dancer. From 2017-2020 I trained at London Contemporary Dance School obtaining a first class BA honours in Contemporary Dance. Upon graduating I joined National Dance Company Wales as an apprentice and have since been a full time member of the company, performing works by Marcos Marcos, Andrea Costanzo Martini, Caroline Finn, Matthew William Robinson and Melanie Lane amongst others. Read More
Sam Gilovitz Dancer I was born in Perth, Western Australia and began my first full time dance training at the Australian Ballet School in Melbourne. I later completed 3 more years of study at the New Zealand School of Dance as a contemporary major. While studying I was taught by notable mentors including James O’Hara, Alice Lee Holland and Victoria Colombus and I performed works by Damien Jalet and Huang Yi. After graduating I began working with Dance Theatre Heidelberg under the direction of Iván Pérez. During my three years with the company I performed works by Iván Pérez, Renan Martins and Astrid Boons. In 2022 I joined the Ballet National de Marseille directed by (LA)HORDE. I toured extensively with the company performing works by (LA)HORDE, Oona Doherty, Lucinda Childs and Tânia Carvalho. I joined NDCWales in 2023 as a freelance dancer. Read More
Charlotte Aspin Professional Placement Student Born in Bristol, I began my contemporary dance journey with Rise Youth Dance in 2016. I subsequently joined the National Youth Dance Company in 2021 and had the pleasure of working with Alesandra Seutin. The following year I started a BA at Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. During my time there I performed works by Ella Mesma, Carlos Pons Guerra and Joseph Toonga whilst also having extra opportunities to work with Hofesh Shechter Company, Dalton Janson and Komoco. Read More
Olivia Foskett Professional Placement Student I began my full-time dance training at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts before studying at London Contemporary Dance School, graduating with a first-class BA (Hons). During my studies, I have had the privilege to work with choreographers and companies such as Holly Blakey, Richard Alston, Boy Blue, the English National Ballet and New Creations Collective. I am so excited to have the opportunity to join NDCWales as part of NSCD’s PPS scheme this year. Read More