Dance training, performance,
and creative exploration for adult artists.
Opening Doors’ dance groups provide structured training and collaborative performance opportunities in contemporary and inclusive dance. Sessions are led by professional dance artists who guide participants through rehearsal, improvisation, and creative projects. Weekly sessions take place at SOPA (Mondays) and Alison White Dance Studio (Tuesdays), preparing members for mixed-ability and professional performances locally and internationally. If you’re interested in joining, click the button below and fill out our form.
Our dance facilitators are experienced artists and educators, bringing a wide range of professional practice in performance, choreography and inclusive dance. Together, they create rigorous, supportive spaces where participants can explore movement and develop their own artistic voices.
Meet our dance facilitators.
Milu Di Lorenzo
Milù is a passionate dance artist from Italy, interested in the interconnection between movement, and sites. With a deep love for creating inclusive and diverse spaces for movement, she focuses on teaching, creation, and performance. Milù's work is driven by her commitment to sharing knowledge and empowering others to explore their own potential.
Dance Leader
Sara Accettura
Sara is an educator, practitioner, and academic specializing in inclusive dance. Holding advanced qualifications in dance teaching, choreography, and performance from Italy and the UK, Sara has performed, choreographed, and taught internationally. As a lecturer and artistic director, her work integrates practice and pedagogy, with a PhD in dance and inclusion.
Dance Leader
kate grima
Kate earned a B.Psych (Hons) from the University of Malta (2016), an MSc in Child and Adolescent Psychology from Leiden University (2018), and an M.Psych in Educational Psychology (Malta, 2021). She is trained in CBT, assessments, literacy and play-based interventions, and parent consultation. With nine years’ experience supporting children with socio-emotional needs, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and Down syndrome, she also holds certification in Therapeutic Play (APAC), is training in Filial Play Coaching, serves on the MAPT committee, and volunteers in inclusive arts.
Dance Assistant 
Emma Camilleri
Emma is a graduate in a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance and Communication Studies at the University of Malta. She has a passion for marketing, content creation, dance and beauty. Her academic studies together with practical experience in promotions, social media management, video production, and brand engagement have equipped her with many skills in the creative and communications industries.
Dance Assistant 
edmilson zammit
Edmilson Zammit is a Maltese emerging performing artist, with training in contemporary dance and theatrical design elements such as props, costumes, and lighting. Edmilson's creative journey combines contemporary dance with various forms of theatre, including ritual and community theatre. He has collaborated with different communities in Malta, including the Trikkitrakki and ŻiguŻajg children’s festivals, as well as Ġambori Teatru Malta’s principal festival for the elderly. Edmilson employs dance as a transformative medium that fosters connection between performers and audiences through ritual and lighting design.
Dance Assistant 
sarah vella
Sara is a mature, positive and hardworking person. She enjoys socialising with people and thrives in a team environment and working well with others. She is also helpful and polite and has a good sense of humor and is a fast learner and always willing to learn new skills.
Dance Assistant 
alison white
With over 46 years of experience, Alison White is an internationally respected dancer, choreographer, and educator. Her distinguished career includes directing the Alison White Dance Studio and her company, White Heat. A seasoned leader, she has chaired ŻfinMalta and currently heads NAPA. Beyond her professional stage work, Alison has dedicated four decades to voluntary service, teaching dance to students with additional needs at the Guardian Angel Resource Centre and Opening Doors.
Ballet Leader
Abbie Hebein
Abbie is a creative arts facilitator and program designer. Prior to moving to Malta for a Masters in Adult Education for Social Change, Abbie was the Director of Public Programs at apexart where she ran experiential fellowships for international artists and produced public engagement events for exhibitions around the world. At Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design museum, she supported curatorial and education programs, including the national initiative, Design in the Classroom, connecting teachers to design thinking and design education. She has led community arts and education programs in New York, USA, Puebla, Mexico, Portland, USA Glasgow, UK and Valletta, Malta.
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