TEAM
Our coaching team is a diverse mix of movement coaches, sharing from experience with years of practice behind them.
DANiel
ŽivatoviĆ
“ Movement practice should be accessible to everyone.”
Daniel is a London-based movement coach and physiotherapist with more than 16 years' experience.
His movement journey started unusually late in life, so he gets the challenges of developing effective mobility and strength from scratch.
He was initially motivated by health concerns and vanity, then progressed to collecting skills. Eventually, it all turned into something bigger and life-changing.
Daniel loves teaching strength, mobility and hand-balancing. Of course, he practises these regularly too, alongside occasional dance improv and more recently, bouldering.
Initially, he always trained alone, but after leaving Croatia (my home country) for London, he started to crave community. He became a member of London Movement Group and never looked back. Our goal is to create a safe and welcoming space for anyone to join and grow.
Dan is available for 1-1 and Small Group Coaching.
SAMANTHA
EMANUEL
“move with confidence and ease pain…her unique approach builds coordination, rhythm and strength through playful, non-linear sessions. “
With over 20 years of experience, Samantha has guided individuals of all backgrounds, from professional dancers to those recovering from neurological conditions, towards improved balance, mobility, and overall well-being. Offering accessible, engaging movement sessions to help you move with confidence and ease pain, her unique approach builds coordination, rhythm and strength through playful, non-linear sessions.
As a certified Fighting Monkey Instructor and Dance Science MSc at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, Samantha's repertoire extends beyond traditional methods. She seamlessly blends her artistic background with her deep understanding of rehabilitation, honed through collaboration with physiotherapists and her own inspiring journey of recovery from a serious accident. This unique combination allows her to create a supportive and empowering environment for all ages and abilities. Her research background in biomechanics, neuroscience and psychology ensures evidence-based care tailored to you.
Samantha is a passionate advocate for integrative practices bridging dance, clinical practices and movement therapy's transformative potential. She is dedicated to personalizing every experience, crafting effective movement plans that empower individuals to achieve their unique health and well-being goals.
Experience transformative movement possibilities in a lighthearted environment through 1-to-1 and small group sessions with LMG.
“inclusive, supportive, focused learning environment where creativity and playfulness can thrive.“
LEWIS
WILKINS
As a teacher, Lewis is committed to a progressive pedagogy that is participant centred, and he always aims to create an inclusive, supportive, and focused learning environment where creativity and playfulness can thrive.
Originally from Devon, Lewis began his movement journey as a young teenager upon discovering breaking and capoeira. Both of which continue to inform his practice to this day.
Aged 18, Lewis pursued more formal dance training at London Contemporary Dance School. Since graduating in 2009, he has worked as a performer with various choreographers, companies, and organisations including Jean Abreu, Richard Alston, Bregenzer Festspiele, Tom Dale, Stephanie Dufresne, The National Theatre, Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, The Royal Opera House, Scottish Dance Theatre, and TrashDollys. Lewis has been teaching since 2014, and specialises in contact improvisation, movement games, conditioning, floorwork and microbatics. His teaching credits include Agitart Figueres Es Mou, DV8 Physical Theatre, National Dance Company Wales and Scottish Dance Theatre.
He regularly teaches at B12 Berlin, London Contemporary Dance School, and Nuova Officina della Danza. Additionally, Lewis has been a returning teacher on degree programmes at London Studio Centre, Middlesex University, Rambert School, and University of Limerick.
Lewis is available for 1-1 coaching, and also teachers our Movement & Mobility courses.
GUILLERMO
JUSTEL
“It might take some more than others, but with the right approach, anyone can learn anything.”
After some years devoted to his yoga practice and teaching, in 2010 Guillermo decided to fully commit his practice to hand balance. He has studied and practised with a number of mentors and teachers across the world, such as Claude Victoria, Yuval Ayalon (whom he has assisted at plenty of his UK visits), Valérie Doucet, Nicolás Montes de Oca, Mikael Kristiansen and Tom Weksler.
As a teacher, Guillermo has taught a variety of subjects, including music, languages, yoga and dance from an early age. Obsessed with how we learn and adapt to new things, he applies his wealth of experience to his classes in order to maximise the students’ learning. In his classes, Guillermo tries to teach people not only the relevant movement practive at hand, but also what this can teach us about our bodies and minds. Students can apply these experiences and lessons not just to this specific practice but to any other discipline they wish to learn (whether physical, mental or a somewhere in between).