MEET THE TEAM
ABOUT US
MEET THE TEAM
Janaya Jackson-Williams
Project Management Intern
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Janaya, is a London-based dance artist, beginning her dance journey at
Glenlyn Dance Academy before immersing herself in street dance at the
Inspired Youth Dance Company (IYDC).
Now having obtained a degree in diverse dance forms with a special interest in African and Caribbean traditional dance at IRIE dance theatre, Janaya is seeking to fuse these traditional practices with her street dance style.
Her ambition is to not only further her professional dance career but to also explore and develop her newly found passion for backstage production which she discovered while producing her own independent pieces at IRIE dance theatre.
Florencia Riverti
Dance Artist (Magical Minds)
Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator
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Florencia Riverti is a freelance dance artist and performer. She was born in Argentina and began her dance studies in Barcelona. She graduated in 2021 London Contemporary Dance School (BA).
Florencia is based in London and is interested in improvisation into performance and working on interdisciplinary projects as a dancer-performer. Facilitating dance in different communities has always been a big part of Florencia’s practice. She is very excited to begin her journey with Truefitt Collective and keep learning about mindfulness and well-being.
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Natalie Watson
Dance Artist (Magical Minds)
Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator
Natalie Watson is contemporary dance artist based in Hampshire. Natalie graduated from Chichester University with BA and MA in Dance. Since then, she has gone on to perform and work with a number of different national companies and choreographers such as, Genevieve Say, Fluid Motion Theatre Company, Grace Willow and Made By Katie Green.
Alongside dancing professionally, Natalie teaches and choreographers for a range of educational and community settings. She specialises in dance theatre, storytelling through movement and placing dance in both traditional and unconventional performance spaces.
I am passionate about using dance for positive social change. Therefore, I am excited to be part of this project because I want to help young audiences develop their understanding of just how beneficial dance can be in looking after their wellbeing.
Kitty Pilgrim Morris
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Dance Artist (Magical Minds) Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator
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Kitty is entering the final year of her BA Hons at London Contemporary Dance School. For Kitty, dancing is a mindful practice in itself that now feels integral to her general and mental wellbeing; it feels more important than ever as a way to connect, share and learn with others while experiencing a joy like no other. To be able to share this approach with others is an honour for Kitty, who believes the work of Truefitt Collective is crucial.
Kitty was a Royal Opera House Young Creative in 2019, and has previously choreographed several full-length amateur musicals. Within her degree, she has worked with choreographers such as Eva Recacha, James Cousins, Richard Alston and Anthony Matsena. After graduating, Kitty would like to perform and choreograph socially conscious dance theatre works that are all at once "meaningful, absurd and inclusive".
Jess Royle
Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator
Jess has been dancing & singing since she was 4. Born & bred in Manchester she trained at The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts then onto a 3 year full time course at Bodyworks Studios Cambridge.
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Learning in all different genres of dance led to a passion for the performing arts. As a creative facilitator she has worked with very young artists aged 5 to adults 60+, from beginners to advanced, all over the UK.Having a varied freelance career as a performance artist, Jess Royle founded Waggle Dance Co in 2020 supported by The Prince’s Trust.
Trinity Maguire-Toombs
Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator
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Trinity grew up with a passion for dancing and playing the piano, before going on to pursue Contemporary Dance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She then decided to further her training in Dance Theatre, so she joined the Professional Development Programme with Jasmin Vardimon Company.
Trinity has since been working as a freelance Artist and Teacher in various styles of Dance, Creative Practices and Performing Arts. Being a facilitator has broadened her understanding of the immense impact of dance on the physical and mental wellbeing’s of young people. Through Truefitt, Trinity hopes to share her joy of dance through mindful practice, while nurturing the creativity and self-expression of young people.
Hattie Harding
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Freelance Producer
Hattie is a freelance producer and dance artist working at Siobhan Davies Studios in arts administration. She is endlessly curious about movement and passionate about inclusion and using the arts to transform, so she is very excited to join Truefitt Collective to continue their work within schools as a Freelance Producer on the Teacher in Residency project.
Hattie also produces for VI.SA. Dance Project, a female duo looking at themes of identity and resistance, and EQ Dance Co., whose work is focused on mental health.
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Sophie Austin
Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator
Sophie Austin is a 22-year-old dance artist from Surrey, currently based in East London. Having graduated from Trinity Laban with a BA Hons (1st Class) in Contemporary Dance in 2023, Sophie then experienced the JV2 professional development programme.
Sophie now works as a freelance contemporary dancer, creator and teacher working across London, pursing environments and work that mixes the highly physical, and narrative aspects of
dance.
For as long as she has been dancing, Sophie has been fascinated by the relationship between dance and well-being. In awe of how it can bring joy, connection, resilience, and solace.
" I’m so excited to join the team, and help young people bring more mindful movement into their lives, allowing them to learn whilst growing up what a
valuable tool that can be".
Megan Bader
Freelance Administrator
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Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator
I am Megan Bader, a freelance dance artist originally from North Carolina, and currently based in London. As a lifelong trained dancer, I work in quite physical, but also creative settings both as a performer, choreographer, producer, and teacher. I graduated from London Contemporary Dance School in 2023 with a BA Hons (First Class) in Contemporary Dance.
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I am really looking forward to joining the team with Truefitt from September 2024 and sharing the gratitude for mindfulness and movement, and their relationship. I hope to invite young people into learning tips and tools to support their everyday life through mindful movement classes.
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