Dancer, Martial arts/Wushu Athlete

From a young age, my movement journey started with exploring the world of martial arts with an emphasis on Chinese martial arts. In 2010 I followed my first lesson in Shaolin Gong fu which quickly led to my first national Gong Fu competition in The Netherlands, earning my first gold medal.

As my martial arts career kept expanding, I developed a profound interest in dance and the freedom of movement expression. This brought me to the alternative path of being a dancer. I started my artistic journey studying at Nova College Performing Arts, followed by a Bachelor's degree in Modern Theatre and Dance at the Amsterdam University of arts. At the university, I was faced with various challenges and findings as I still kept my martial arts career intact. While practicing both disciplines intensively, I found them bleeding together, benefitting both my dance and my career in martial arts, forming a seed that led to developing my own movement practice and identity.

Nowadays, I am travelling around the world, working with various dance companies and institutions while competing internationally as a professional wushu athlete and studying in places like the Shaolin temple and Shanghai University of Sports.