2025 CHOREOGRAPHERS
Samantha Hines
Samantha Hines was born in Sydney, Australia where she trained at Ev and Bow, before attending New Zealand School of Dance. In her final year, she was hired by Australian Dance Theater under the directorship of Garry Stewart. She performed and toured extensively with the company both nationally and internationally with works such as G, Proximity, and Be Yourself.
In 2016, she went on to work with Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzanek, premiering their work Attractor and Stephanie Lake for Pile of Bones. Between 2017-2021, she joined Dancenorth full time, touring to America, Europe, Mexico and Asia. In the following years, she performed in the world premieres of; Grey Rhino by Cass Mortimer Eipper and Charmene Yap, Manifesto and Monsters by Stephanie Lake, Double Beat by Sara Black, How to Be Us and New Retro by Lucy Guerin Inc.
Samantha was nominated for the Helpmann award in 2017, the Greenroom Award in 2017 and a New York Bessie award in 2019.
Zee Zunnur
Zee Zunnur is a Singaporean movement artist who currently dances with Hofesh Shechter Company (UK). She started dance training at a young age in traditional Malay dance. With her roots in Malay culture and folk art, she sheds light on the existence, richness in wisdom and strength of Southeast Asia, re-writing the stories of her ancestors to honour them as she threads through her artistic realms.
Being part of the pioneer batch at School of the Arts Singapore and danced with T.H.E. (Second) Dance Company, her love for contemporary dance brought her to London to train at London Contemporary Dance School.
Other than touring internationally as a performer and teacher with Hofesh Shechter Company, she has also been invited as a guest artist and choreographer with T.H.E. Dance Company, M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Ignition Dance Festival, Esplanade da:ns Festival Singapore, Singapore Biennale and more.
In Australia, she has worked with Marrugeku, Pre-Professional Year in Sydney Dance Company, STRUT Dance, Co3 Australia, Mitch Harvey Company, James Vu Anh Pham, Brooke Leeder, Rachel Ogle, WAAPA, Fremantle Biennale and Perth Festival.
Danceformation was born from Georgette’s personal journey through the challenges of a dynamic dance career. As a hypermobile dancer prone to physical setbacks, Georgette experienced moments of frustration to completely understand how to align her training with her artistic performance. Despite rigorous strength and conditioning programs, something always seemed to be missing, leaving her feeling like she had to work harder than her peers just to keep up.
The turning point came when Georgette trained with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre in New York. There, the meticulous teaching methods and traditional techniques transformed her approach to dance and body awareness in profoundly simple yet effective ways. The rigorous training and exposure to professional standards not only honed her skills but also set the foundation for a successful dance career, opening doors to numerous performance opportunities and inspiring future innovations in her craft. During her professional performance career this experience ignited a passion in her to delve deeper into the science behind contemporary dance movement.
Driven by a desire to bridge the gap between strength training and artistic application, Georgette invested in extensive research and experimentation to refine her skills and enhance her understanding of biomechanics in dance. Her journey revealed a critical insight: the need for dancers to access effective, evidence-based education that integrates physical conditioning with their artistic practice.
