Denise is a community dance artist and arts manager whose heart goes out to communities in need. As a firm believer that dance is integral to healthcare, she is passionate about exploring the rich possibilities that exist where the arts and the sciences overlap. As a self-professed late bloomer in dance, she doesn't have highly technical skills. Although as a strong advocate of community dance, Denise believes that gives her an edge in connecting with the people she seeks to share dance with and also allows her to embody what she so often shares about dance — that dance truly is for every body.

Denise is a recipient of NAC Arts Scholar (2022) and TCL Scholar pursuing a Master in Dance Leadership and Community Practice. She graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Community Dance in Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (UK) in 2019 and was awarded the Trinity Laban Dance Award in 2018/2019. As a community dance artist, Denise worked with acclaimed arts companies and diverse community and health organisations in UK and Singapore, including Trinity Laban, Dance Umbrella, Royal Ballet, Breathe Arts Health Research, Dementia Singapore, Singapore Association of Mental Health, Methodist Welfare Services Girls’ Home, St. Luke’s Eldercare and St. Luke’s Hospital, Jurong Community Hospital, Tsao Foundation, Presbyterian Community Services to name a few. 

In addition to her work as a community dance artist, Denise has also served as an arts manager for the National Arts Council (NAC) of Singapore, The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company, and cont·act Contemporary Dance Festival.

She holds certifications in An Introduction to Safe Dance Practice in MOE Schools from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), En Route to Inclusivity: Working with Children with Disabilities in and through the Arts from Rainbow Centre, and Dance for Parkinson's Disease Dance Teacher Certification from Mark Morris Dance Group (USA).