Hebe is a dance artist and emerging choreographer trained at London Contemporary Dance School, based in South-East England. Prior to her professional training, Hebe studied Cecchetti Classical Ballet with Jane Worsley from the age of 3, participating in The Choreographic Competition, Mabel Ryan and Cecchetti Summer School alongside being a Cecchetti Associate from the ages of 9-18. She received the Lobo Award in recognition of her commitment to Cecchetti Associates and was invited to perform at Cecchetti Day on multiple occasions. Her involvement with Cecchetti Classical Ballet continued during her professional training as she assisted with classes and chaperoned at the Choreographic Competition. The Choreographic Competition holds a special place in Hebe’s heart, somewhere her choreographic voice was nurtured and encouraged, and she feels has greatly influenced her approach to making her own work. Competing at the Choreographic, Hebe was awarded prizes in all the age categories, standout awards include the Richard Glasstone Statue for her Senior Group work Salon Scissorhands, the Susan Handy Musicality Cup and the Laura Payne Solo Cup for her Middle Solo The Dance of the Necromancer. The opportunities to learn to collaborate, tell stories through dance and express ideas creatively are lessons Hebe attributes to her experiences at the Choreographic Competition and has taken forward into her training and professional career.
As an artist, Hebe is drawn towards work which connects with audiences through storytelling; she now freelances in the UK working in both dance and physical-theater alongside making her own work. Recently, she has performed with Imagineer & Circolumbia in a circus work which was performed at Godiva Festival and as a devising performer with Dauntless Evolution.
Hebe’s self choreographed solo work Giselle, this time it’s about me, has been performed at Resolution Festival (The Place, 2023) and at Brighton Fringe (2024) as part of a self-produced triple bill with work by harrynsmithy and Orla Hardie, for which they received a bursary from South East Dance. Their event FEAST: A Triple Bill was nominated for a Fringe Award.
Giselle, this time it’s about me draws from Hebe’s undergraduate thesis researching retellings of the Classical ballet Giselle and brings dark humour and a contemporary perspective to this tale of love and betrayal. Hebe’s interest in telling stories through dance stems from her early entries to the Choreographic Competition and the constant encouragement Jane Worsely and the Cecchetti Associates team provided, being involved in their ongoing work with aspiring dancers and young people brings Hebe great joy. She is proud to give something back to this organisation which has given her so much.
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