Was born in England and started her career as a dancer, and then worked as a dance teacher, choreographer and Benesh Movement notator, subsequently assisting choreographers and directors on dance and opera productions.  She has worked for many opera companies including Royal Opera House Covent Garden, English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Bavarian Staatsoper Munich and Zurich. She has choreographed the productions of La Fedelta Premiata (Haydn), The Jacobin (Dvorak), The Greek Passion (Martinu) and Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz).