Dance
and acting have been with Joan since the age of seven
and she ahs progressed from learning, to performing
and finally to instructing. At eighteen she, along
with her partner Jason, started their own dance school
in Goa, teaching and sharing the wonders of DANCE.
Ballet, Ballroom, Jazz and Salsa were the main subjects
of the Jason and Joan Dance Academy.
In India she has performed extensively, amongst
her most memorable being the one at the Miss India
contest, 1994.
After five years of teaching and performing in
India, Joan progressed to the City University of
London, at the Laban Centre, acquiring her BA (Hons.)
Dance Theatre, learning the finer techniques of
Ballet and Western Contemporary Dance. Additionally,
she has also acquired teaching qualifications in
Ballroom Dance and is a qualified dance therapist
working with adults and children with learning difficulties
as well as with elders suffering from dementia.
She currently choreographs and performs all over
Europe, mostly in Switzerland, Germany, Brussels
and of course England.
Joan's Motto is "Dance is the Best Medicine
Money Can't Buy".
Joan's new Motto is: "If you got two left feet,
its time to make it right!"