Members
Lauren trained at Trinity Laban, graduating in 2016. After graduating, she trained on the one-year BalletBoyz dancer's course and on training programmes with Far From The Norm, Avant Garde, and SIN Cru. Lauren has toured with Hip Hop Theatre company Fly No Filter and with Uchenna Dance for Hansel & Gretel. She has performed with Protein Dance, Grounded Movement, MÓTUS Dance, Meta4Dance, Keneish Dance, Impact Dance and for Lanre Malaolu and Sara Dos Santos. Recently she performed in “Free Your Mind” directed by Danny Boyle & choreographed by Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy at the opening of Aviva Studios, Manchester.
Lauren Stewart
Dancer/Rehearsal Director
Panagiotis Pavlopoulos was born in Athens, Greece. He graduated from National School of Dance in 2016. In the meantime he has been collaborating with choreographers including Nikos Kalogerakis, Olia Tornaritou, Andonis Foniadakis, Paul Blackman & Christine Gouzelis, Pavlos Kourtidis, Jasmin Vardimon. In October 2016 he joined JV2 certificate diploma of Jasmin Vardimon Company and had the chance to tour nationally a triple bill with pieces by Jasmin Vardimon, Jukstapoz and Marilena Dara. Since moved to London, Panagiotis has performed for Icarus Dance Company, Hinged Dance Co. before recently joining EQ Dance Co. Panagiotis is working at the moment as a London based freelance artist and a contemporary dance teacher.
Panagiotis Pavlopoulos
Dancer
Originally from Barcelona, Eva Escrich González initiated her dance studies at Institut del Teatre, Barcelona's main conservatoire. Moving to England she studied at Trinity Laban, graduating with BA honours in contemporary dance where she had the opportunity to perform pieces by Sasha Waltz, Tom Roden and Kerry Nicholls. She proceeded by completing a Masters in Performance at the University of Chichester, MapDance, where she collaborated with choreographers such as Lea Anderson, Cai Tommos, Hagit Yakira and Shobana Jeyasingh.
After graduating Eva has been working as a freelance dancer joining Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company for the production and touring of Contagion as well as being a regular workshop enhancer for the company. She also joined Ella&Co for the production of 100 and #nofilter.
One of her many interests is to collaborate with other artistic forms, she was able to do so when she met visual artist Lilian Nejatpour for the creation of Choreophobia, which was performed in various venues such as Chisenhale Dance Space, Somerset House, Edinburgh Fringe and Strange Love Festival
Eva Gonzalez
Dancer
Alys is a professional freelance contemporary dancer. Alys started her vocational training at Tring
Park School for the Performing Arts, and graduated in 2016 (specialising in classical ballet). Alys
then moved to Bologna, Italy and graduated from Art Factory International: Dance Start Up
training programme in 2017. In 2022 Alys gained a First Class Honours Degree in Professional
Practice within the Arts and Creative Industries from Middlesex University. As a professional
dancer I have worked both in the UK and Italy, with choreographers such as Anna Watkins,
Roberto Zappalà, Anne Marie-Smalldon, Matt Walker, Monica Nicolaides, Taira Foo and
Gwyn Emberton; and companies such as Compagnia Zappalà Danza, Jones the Dance/y
Ddawns, EQ Dance CO and National Dance Company Wales. In addition to theatre shows Alys
has worked on dance films, outdoor dance performances, site-specific projects, music
videos, fashion editorials, and have collaborated with musicians, writers, filmmakers and
dramaturgs.
ALYS DAVIES
Dancer
Pagan is a freelance dance artist from Shropshire, now based in Gateshead, whose practice includes performing, choreographing, writing, and facilitation.
She has worked across the UK and abroad with a variety of companies including EQ Dance Co, Desi Nach, Fertile Ground Dance, Meta4 Dance, Northern Dance, and is a current performer with Spark!, an international street theatre show. Pagan is also Co-Director of Pelican Theatre, making physical theatre work and delivering a variety of engagement projects for people of all ages and abilities. Most recently, she has launched a digital magazine about dance in the North East called COMMOTION.
Pagan’s passion lies in creating meaningful opportunities for people of all backgrounds to experience dance.
PAGAN HUNT
Dancer
Melissa is a freelance dance artist and portfolio worker based in Edinburgh. Alongside working as a dancer she is currently supporting the delivery of @dancebase’s ongoing professional and public programme. Through all strands of her work Melissa has a passion for bringing people together, storytelling, environmental activism and mental health and wellbeing projects. Melissa trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London and The Scottish Institute (formerly known as The MGA Academy of Performing Arts) in Edinburgh.