I am a city girl and grew up in the biggest city in South Africa, Johannesburg - the city that was built on gold and is affectionately called "Egoli" (Gold in Zulu).  I spent the larger part of my adult life in the logical and analytical, corporate world of business and commerce.  My background is Marketing, Human Resources and Counseling and I worked as a Life Alignment practitioner for 7 years.  I attended numerous workshops on self-development and emotional support (e.g. Lifeline, Hospice Self-Awareness) and have run my own groups, workshops and events since 1998. 

I, like many others in the city (apart from artists and musicians), live in my head and in my quest to find that part of myself that one loses in the frenetic whirl of business, looked at using my childhood favourites - music and dance - as a means to finding my roots when I am feeling stuck in my daily problems.  And that is how Sundancer came about. 

After going through a metamorphosis, or what could have been an early mid-life crisis, I found my heart crying to dance!  Yes Dance!  To dance with abandonment like a child.  I had grown up with Croatian parents and have a healthy Adriatic appetite for song and dance.  Oh yes!!  I had grown up dancing the traditional folk dances in beautiful, hand-embroidered and very large skirts, as well as danced something like 6 years in ballet shoes and tutus.  Being predominantly shy, I  didn't realise that I actually enjoyed performing.  So with a strange quirk of fate, I found myself at this stage of my life performing on the stage with fire.  It is the most awesome feeling and very inspiring to those that get to appreciate it and revel in it's hot sparkle.

But even more rewarding for me is to assist others to light the spark inside.  To watch the "I can'ts" turn into "I've done its!!".  To allow people to step beyond their limits and into the realm of play. 

This is where the dolphin journeys come in.  And they have the added benefit of raising awareness of our environmental and eco issues. So does Earthdance, which is equally important to me as millions of people around the world focus their energy and intent at exactly the same time on peace and consciousness.

I have come across countless people on a quest for truth and peace and many people who offer workshops and therapies to help humanity evolve.  There is not one perfect way - we have the power to choose a path perfect for each of us and it's important not to give our power away to others to make choices for us.