Taking inspiration from extensive dance training, May Dance is a form of movement with joy at it's core. Using the four elements of nature as a framework, find a connection with the feel of the movement whilst fusing many styles together from around the globe.​​​​​

Moving with a quality of Fire has quick, flamboyant, and explosive movements, you could compare some of it to Salsa, Soca, Jive.

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Using Air asks for connection with breath, suspension and release often found in some contemporary styles. But also jumps, leaps and deft movement through space that can be found in many dance styles and cultures around the world.

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Water welcomes a fluidity and ever-changing motion, you could look at some styles of bachata and fuse it with some Malian-inspired movement.

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The Earth is such an integral part of May Dance. It's where we ground ourselves, connect with ancestors and reach out to Mother Nature. Movements that connect with the Earth are often referred to as "tribal dancing, "African Dancing."

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​May Dance comes from a lifetime of being immersed in movement. Training as a Ballroom and Latin dancer as a child, followed by studying with Anna Mudeka & Mogali Masuku, two Zimbabwean/South African dancers. Moving onto the discovery of Jazz, Tap and Horton Technique during musical theatre training and then learning the deep histories and complexities of multiple West African movement languages with Wooden Roots. With such a diverse background of dance, a style emerged that did not fit any pre-existing boxes. Rosy pioneered – May Dance. Embracing jazzy inflections in salsa routines, celebrating Earthy roots within musical theatre and beautifully combining decades of studying.

 

Connect with movement, connect with nature, connect with Joy.