Guofeng Hong is an independent artist and the Artistic Director of Sigma Contemporary Dance. He has contributed to the extensive body of work for Sigma Contemporary Dance since its inception, establishing Sigma's distinct identity in the Singapore dance scene. His novel approach to choreography has driven him to create innovative pieces that extend beyond conventional stages. Notably, his portfolio includes site-specific performances at Dock 65 within the Esplanade Park, as well as a well-received online production titled "Survei:ance," fully conceived and executed on Zoom, and subsequently streamed via Facebook Live. His choreographic creations have been featured in prominent local arts festivals, such as the M1 Contact Festival and the SMU Arts Festival, as well as international dance festivals, including the Sibu International Dance Festival, Dance Circus, and the Blossom Arts Festival. Sources like The Straits Times and Arts Equator, have described his works as "compelling" and "immersive." In 2019, he collaborated with long-time partner Chua Chiok Woon to produce a duet that premiered in Singapore, and was invited to perform in arts festivals in Hong Kong, Macau and Indonesia. Most recently, he spearheaded a collective called “Unsound Bodies," dedicated to exploring innovative collaborations across multidisciplinary elements.

Marcus Foo is a choreographer, dance artist, and educator whose work centres on connection, fragility, and the textures of human experience. He holds a Master of Arts in Contemporary Dance with distinction from the University of Kent and has presented work internationally, including at the Seoul Performing Arts Festival, M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival, and Biennale des Danses des Seychelles. His choreography, such as Yours Usefully (2017) and Walk with me to the end/beginning (2022), integrates text, imagery, and listening-based tasks to explore identity, belonging, and impermanence. As an educator, Marcus has taught at LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and School of the Arts, Singapore. His teaching emphasises listening as a technical and creative tool, encouraging dancers to refine clarity while staying responsive to sensation, space, and group dynamics. He is committed to nurturing artistry, self-awareness, and expressive growth in the studio.

An independent Taiwanese dance artist working across creation, performance, teaching, and curation. Her practice, rooted in Taiwan, engages contemporary social issues through embodied inquiry. Using the body as a medium, she transforms personal stories and local histories into accessible artistic language, fostering spaces for public dialogue and reflection. Since the age of 19, she has explored American postmodern dance and Contact Improvisation, beginning her artistic journey with Ku & Dancers. During her time in the U.S., she was deeply influenced by choreographer Bebe Miller and Contact Improvisation pioneer Nancy Stark Smith, foundations that continue to shape her artistic and philosophical approach. In 2013, she launched the interdisciplinary “Mou-Mou Project”, building long-term collaborative teams to merge movement and theatrical language in exploring political and cultural themes. In 2017, she co-founded the “Muo-Muo Workshop”, using improvisation and CI-based teaching as a tool for social dialogue and collective transformation. Since then, the workshop’s annual “Underscore” gatherings—ranging from short intensives to long-format sessions—have reached thousands across Taiwan. Committed to “all-stage” pedagogy, her approach welcomes both seasoned artists and curious newcomers into the shared practice of improvisational dance, where inquiry and play unfold side by side. Most recently, she was the curator of i-Dance Taiwan 2025. https://yuyenfang.com/about/

Neo Hai Bin is a performance maker, educator and writer. He began his theatre debut with Drama Box in 2009, and studied actor’s training practices with SCOT (Summer intensive 2014, Japan) and SITI Company (Summer Workshop 2019, NYC). Some of his physical theatre works are Being:息在 (M1 Fringe Festival 2022), Transit步 (Esplanade eXchAnge 2023), and OX (Kaleidoscope.V 2023). He co-founded 微 Wei Collective with lighting designer Faith Liu Yong Huay and have created performances with the focus on seeing space, time and material. His current practice revolves around the opening of a performer's inner space with objects-- learning from objects to help calibrate a performer's state-of-being to be performance ready. His workshop at 12.ance this year focuses on Viewpoints and Composition, which is a method used by directors and choreographers worldwide. This workshop is for anyone interested in sharpening awareness, and fascinated with adopting elements of chance as their artistic practice.

Benedict’s career as a performer, educator and choreographer spans more than twenty years. He holds a MFA with First Class Honors majoring in Choreography from the University of Melbourne (Victorian college of the Arts). Benedict has had extensive training in both Chinese classical and contemporary dance since 1987, under the professional guidance of renowned Singapore dance choreographer and educator - Mr. Ng Chay Kuang. In recent years, under the tutelage and mentoring of highly experienced dance and arts practitioner - Helen Herbertson and Dr Don Asker, he was able to further develop and explore his choreographic skills. Benedict has also been credited as the creative director and resident choreographer of Dance Horizon Troupe (Singapore) since 2001, and had contributed more than 20 works and 2 full-length features to the company’s repertoire. In 2021, he joined Singapore Chinese Dance Theatre as the company creative director. Presently, he is devoting his passion as Dance educator, lecturer, instructor and choreographer for schools, where he is known for his distinctive originality, visually captivating and innate ability in connecting to his viewers. Benedict’s artistic style has evolved and matured over the years. His approach to choreography is both daring and remarkably original. He has the talent and skill to intricately synthesise the complexity of life in his work. As a choreographer, his choreography always reflects the ‘truth’ in the local context and reveals the ‘beauty’ through his dance. His  work always instil a sense of Nanyang aesthetics that is uniquely Southeast Asian expression, which, able to evoke emotion in our contemporary audience. His works speaks strongly of the local context, thus lending an important voice in the Singapore dance scene. From large scale visual displays to intimate black box setting, the common thread through all the works is the strong emphasis he has on meaning and intention of the theme explored. As a dance-educator since 1996, Benedict is adept at expressing the character and the meaning of life through the teaching of dance was a social commentary. His dedication to impart dance as a means of expression in the youth in Singapore and beyond is highly valued.

Chun Wai is a movement artist, percussionist, street artist (stage name: WaaiwaiiDrum), and arts educator. His artistic journey began with the 24 Festive Drums, a Malaysian drumming culture based around the lunar festival calendar. He has toured widely with theatrical and performance groups throughout Asia, Europe, and Australia. Deeply passionate about West African traditional percussion (African rhythms), improvisational dance, physical and theatrical performance, Chun Wai is currently exploring the theatrical potential of rhythm and the body. During Malaysia’s Movement Control Order in 2020, he focused on improvisational dance and was twice awarded the Create Now Fund by CENDANA. These funds supported the creation of two online dance improvisation projects: 【 Dance! Dance! Dance! 】and 【Dance! Dance! Dance! 2.0】. Drawing from two years of embodied life experiences under lockdown, he created his solo piece FauveDance in 2022, which won multiple awards at Short + Sweet Malaysia Festival 2021: Best Male Dancer, Best Choreographer, and the Mercedes- Benz Malaysia Creative Excellence Award. In 2024, Chun Wai was selected for an international artist residencies , a music exchange program organized by Found Sound Nation. Chun Wai is currently committed to developing himself as a unique and interdisciplinary creator.

Ivan is a dynamic choreographer, performer, and dance educator with a career rooted in both classical and contemporary. Known for his versatility and artistic precision, Ivan brings a wealth of stage experience and choreographic insight to every project. He began his formal training at the School of the Arts, Singapore (SOTA), before earning a full scholarship to the prestigious New Zealand School of Dance. There, he honed his craft under internationally acclaimed faculty and deepened his understanding of movement across multiple disciplines. After graduating, Ivan performed with the Music and Drama Company, followed by an extensive tenure with Singapore Ballet. At Singapore Ballet, he was entrusted with soloist roles in numerous world premieres and repertory works, performing across classical and contemporary platforms. His stage presence, musicality, and nuanced performance style consistently earned him critical recognition. Today, Ivan continues to shape the dance landscape as a choreographer and educator, working with institutions, commercial clients, and luxury brands to create compelling movement-based experiences. Whether developing new works, directing movement for campaigns, or mentoring the next generation of dancers, Ivan brings a thoughtful, collaborative, and professional approach to every engagement.

Adele is a Singapore-based contemporary dancer, teacher and choreographer, working in various contexts and with diverse bodies, including dancers with disabilities. Adele’s movement practice is constantly evolving, but has strong influences from somatic-based techniques, Gaga and Flying Low. She enjoys improvisation, spontaneity and play. In recent years, she has created, collaborated and performed for different platforms including M1 Contact Contemporary dance Festival, Arts in Your Neighbourhood, ArtScience Late at Home, da:ns festival and Odoru-Akita Dance Festival. From 2013-2018, she was also a company artist with Frontier Danceland.

Andy Benjamin Cai is a professional choreographer, educator and dancer who graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts Dance programme in 2002. He represented Singapore in numerous global competitions, competing in Italy, France and Russia and receiving Overall Champion titles and bringing back other prestigious awards. He was finalist with the Soul Fusion group in the first local television dance competition, The DanceFloor (2006). He also received a Best Dancer Award in the same competition. In 2019, Andy was handpicked to join Music & Drama Company as Creative Director. One of his more recent works, was to direct for Esplanade Dance Festival FULLOUT 2023 and MDC 50th Anniversary Event. Andy has many accolades but one of his biggest achievements was being chosen as the Chief Choreographer for The Singapore National Day Parade 2017, 2022 and The Olympic Esports Week Opening Ceremony 2023 and Chief Choreographer for this year’s National Day Parade 2024.

SQAS (Si Qi & Aik Song) (/skɛːs/) SQAS is a movement duo specialising in partnerwork, spanning contemporary partnering and Acroyoga. They taught contemporary partnering under AcroArtsSG (2021–2022) and became certified Acroyoga teachers under Acroyoga International in 2022. Since 2019, SQAS has staged multiple commercial duet performances and now teaches at Meraki Movement and Converge Studios, alongside conducting independent programmes and workshops. Their co-led classes — from partner lift and partner yoga to fusion partnerwork — focus on seamless transitions from lift to lift, blending strength, flow, and creative connection. Beyond the physical dimension, SQAS advocates for the relational dimension of movement, a perspective enriched by Si Qi’s background in Dance Movement Therapy. While they emphasize technical precision, SQAS ultimately seeks to explore how partnerwork can become a medium for trust, communication, and relationship building — while literally lifting people up.

Born in Singapore, Christina studied at The Boston Conservatory was awarded the prestigious Arthur B. Whitney Medal for highest scholastic achievement after previously training at The New Zealand School of Dance.  Her work in dance has taken her around the world, to Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, USA and Africa; working with artists including, Stephanie Lake, Sita Ostheimer, Byron Perry, Liu Yen Cheng, Matej Kejzar, Stephanie Batten Bland, Noa Zuk, Shahar Binyamini, Wallie Wolfgruber, Gabrielle Nankivell, Victor Fung, Lewis Major, Russell Maliphant, Aymeric Bichon and more. At home, Christina has been working with Singapore Ballet, previously Singapore Dance Theatre, since 2011, creating 7 repertory works for the company for company seasons and festivals Dans Fest and Singapore International Festival for the Arts. She was previously a full-time artist and the rehearsal director at Frontier Danceland where she created numerous repertory works. She has also created work for NAFA, Lasalle and Sigma Contemporary Dance, where she is currently resident choreographer. Featured as “upcoming dance artist of the year to watch” in 2012 by local newspaper Lianhe Zaobao and in Prestige magazine’s “nation’s brightest 40 under 40, 2013” and was also the Honouree in the 2015 JCI TOYP outstanding young persons award in the category of cultural achievement.

Chiok is a founding member and a performing dance artist with Sigma Contemporary Dance. Independently, her co-creation "Honey Bee And The Dandelion", and participation in various dance projects have taken her to festivals locally, including 12.ance Festival, Esplanade’s Hua Yi Festival and Contact Contemporary Dance Festival, and across Asia in Indonesia, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Aside from performing and her creative work, Chiok Woon actively shares her practice and findings in ballet and contemporary dance with individuals aged 3 to over 50 at Sigma Collective Space and Z.en Ballet, which she co-runs. She enjoys the new discoveries she makes

A self-professed body-mind nerd, Daphne dives deep into exploring the human brain-body-psyche connection as well as developmental movement patterns and physiology. Her research and inquiry include how our body expresses our nervous system and relational being. She blends principles from Body-Mind Centering®️, embodied anatomy & physiology, as well as somatic bodywork with improvisational dance and creative expressions. Daphne has guided people to hone sensory awareness and cultivate somatic literacy through the understanding of the nervous system and psychophysical being. She believes in bringing about vitality of our life-force through the bod,y as political and artistic expressions of our relational being. Daphne has worked clinically with people of all ages, ethnicities, and conditions in the last 18 years. She has delved into embodied research on the nervous system, trauma physiology, and developmental principles. Through her practice and studies, she has helped individuals rehabilitate injuries and regain neuromotor function, supported people in managing chronic pain and complex trauma, as well as facilitated workshops, trainings and mentorship programs for movers, layman, movement teachers, healthcare professionals, organisations and individuals.

Zihao's journey through the dance world is as inspiring as it is transformative. With 25 years of professional excellence, he has contributed to Singapore’s contemporary dance tapestry as a founding member of The Human Expression Dance Company (Associate Artist since 2016) and co-founder of Dance In Situ (2015–2018). In 2016, he stepped into independence, crafting works that dissolve boundaries between body, image, and spirit—Felt. Sense (with 3D projection, 2013), Being (“Best of The Year” 2016 – Straits Times Life!), and Half (with award-winning director Royston Tan, 2022). Honored with the 2012 Young Artist Award, Zihao also pioneered the C.R.A.M/P3 framework, a strategic reimagining of performance through Essence Theatre. His belief in movement as a universal language fuels his work with the disabled community, affirming that dance is not merely art—it is access, agency, and alchemy. Zihao’s artistry is a living invocation of inclusion, innovation, and soul. Photo credit: Bernie Ng

A cross-disciplinary arts practitioner who has over three decades of experience in capacities as creator, director, choreographer, performer, dancer, production designer, mentor and educator. Chin Huat is known for his strong visual theatrical, cross-disciplinary, site-specific, and non-conventional staging. Prior to being an independent arts practitioner, Chin Huat was co-founder and artistic director of ECNAD (1996-2013) with late Tan How Choon. His creative works, collaborations and festival commissioned works have been seen and presented locally and overseas since 90s. A recipient of Young Artist Award 2000 and NAFA Distinguished Alumni Medal 2019. Chin Huat has been a faculty member of Intercultural Theatre Institute since 2015. Photo credit: Tan Ngiap Heng

Subastian was a principal dancer at Maya Dance Theatre (MDT) from 2016 - 2022, a company which addresses social issues through dance theatre. He was also the programme supervisor of Diverse Abilities Dance Collective (DADC), an initiative by MDT started in 2018 which provides a semi-professional platform for persons with and without disabilities. Subastian leads Project Kinaesthesia, which encourages collaborations across disciplines to share stories and provide a safe space for conversation and introspection. He believes in finding the interconnectivity across disciplines, and using that as a tool to understand and articulate stories about ourselves, people around us and the spaces we exist in. When he isn’t dancing, he’s drinking tea, watching anime and coming up with social content for his clients as a marketing consultant.

Born in Osaka, Japan, Tamana started dancing at the age of three at Ono Ballet Studio. From the age of 10, she continued her ballet education at Ballet Academy RELEVÉ. In 2014, she was accepted to train at National Theatre Ballet School in Australia under the direction of Beverly Jane Fry. After three years of training she graduated in 2016. Tamana joined Singapore Ballet in January 2017. Tamana was promoted to Demi-Soloist in January 2024 and to Soloist in January 2025.

Mélaine is a dancer, choreographer, and performer who explores every boundary of the moving body. She trained at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional of Versailles and Cergy in Jazz and Contemporary Dance, at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris in Laban movement notation, and at the University of Lille in improvisation and choreographic composition. There, she encountered the work of Carolyn Carlson, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Cloud Gate, Christian Rizzo, Myriam Gourfink, and Bruce Taylor through workshops, as well as Akram Khan, Maguy Marin, Pina Bausch, and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker through repertoire performances. She also delved into the vocabulary of Postmodern Dance through Laban scores. She later founded her own contemporary dance company, choosing to explore the connection between literature and dance. Through this company, she develops hybrid performances that unfold both indoors and outdoors—because she is convinced that art touches more people when it steps outside, at the corner of a street or in a park. Mélaine’s choreographic aesthetic is, above all, a dance of listening and connection. Gaze meets gaze. Skin meets skin. Skin meets floor. Body meets breath. Her choreographies embrace, entwine, wound, throw, carry, laugh, live, and dance themselves.

Ahmad Kamil is a distinguished Singaporean art maker whose work across choreography, performance, education, and direction has contributed to the evolution of the local dance scene. He is the founder of “saya.”, a movement collective and philosophy rooted in the belief that personal clarity strengthens community. Guided by the principle that nurturing the self empowers the collective, saya. builds intentional spaces for individuals to investigate their identities through movement—fostering a culture of expression, reflection, and mutual growth. With two decades of experience, Kamil’s pedagogical and choreographic impact spans leading institutions including the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and Temasek Polytechnic, where he is widely respected for his mentorship and artistic insight. Renowned for pushing the creative potential of street dance, he pushes for alternative choreographic processes that elevate individuality, craft, and innovation. His deep commitment to artistic excellence—both in his own practice and in nurturing the next generation—positions him as a vital and influential force in Singapore’s dance community.

Sze is a documentary and experimental dance filmmaker who observes alternate histories, identities and social issues as expressed in the body, movement and art. They are also a dance maker, arts journalist, activist, and parent. Their feature film 10s Across the Borders was nominated for Best Documentary at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2025.