"In my 30 years working in the dance world I have worked with so many artist of colour form the early iteration of Phoenix Dance through to Peter Badejo getting the whole of the ballroom floor audience dancing at the Royal festival Hall. supporting the pioneering artists Shobana JEYASINGH and Akram Khan I the realm of South Asian Dance and our current support of artists coming form Hip Hop. These artists have always inspired and they all have important stories to tell and they all have enriched our lives."