Janet Vella

A Biography

Artistic Director, Performer, Choreographer, Teacher, Movement Mentor

A pure force of energy, Janet's talent, training and passion for dance and yoga rings through every performance and every class she gives. Some of her highest accolades include creating and producing stunning performances, like Femme Fatale, Once Upon a Time and Controversy in Motion - all of which were critically acclaimed. Janet has an eye for strong dance talent - Flawless, the dance company that came in second place in Britain's Got Talent, performed in one of her productions just a year before they rose to fame. She has taught in some of the most prestigious Dance Colleges around Malta and the UK and has also produced Dance Shows internationally to full audiences and incredible critiques.

Her strengths lie in not only passing on the knowledge she gathered through her 20 years of training but also in nurturing dance and physical talent in others. Experience, education and training have given Janet a keen understanding of the way the body works. Her strong foundation in dance formed the keystone of her expertise which she took to another level after suffering a devastating injury. The injury, difficult as it was, pushed the boundaries of her in depth understanding of the human body beyond its limits.
She rebuilt her strength and came away with an even deeper familiarity of how the body's hardware - of how the muscles, ligaments and joints work together to achieve correct alignment. Her extensive training has helped her develop immense versatility as a dancer and as a teacher. Her art shows audiences and students a new means of expression and communication. Her teaching emphasizes on the importance of technique, versatility purity of line, effortless performance and flow in the various dance styles.

The extensive Dance experience alongside her specialised training in Ashtanga Yoga, is now showing audiences and students a new means of communication. Her total immersion in Yoga and Philosophy taught her new psycho-physical qualities that are now practised and followed in her daily life. Her work is her life and the relationship between Dance and Yoga is now a release and a new path to spiritual, artistic and personal development. It is the perfect therapy to any life event. Through her teachings, she is passing on what she has learnt, re learnt and still learning. Her creations and teachings speak to the world through motion.
It is now her way of life and a cross path to her art