About Lamia
☽ Embodied Dance Mentor
☽ Founder of D.E.V.I. Method™
I help women remember who they are through dance.
Not by teaching them to perform.
But by guiding them back into their body, their creativity and their own lived wisdom.
Because movement can be more than technique.
It can become a way of listening.
A way of reclaiming.
A way of returning home.
I’m Lamia.
Dancer, teacher, mother, and creator of the D.E.V.I. Method™
For many years, I lived disconnected from my body.
Disconnected from my femininity.
Disconnected from parts of myself I didn't yet know how to inhabit.
Dance became the path that brought me back.
Not overnight.
And not in the way I expected.
What began as a fascination with movement slowly became a deeper journey into embodiment, creativity, devotion and self-discovery.
Over time, I realised that what I was seeking wasn't simply better technique.
I was seeking a different relationship with myself.
And that changed everything.
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My Story
I didn't discover dance because I dreamed of becoming a performer.
I found it because I was searching for something I couldn't yet name.
As a young woman, I felt disconnected from my body, from my femininity, and from parts of myself that seemed impossible to reach.
Dance became the first doorway.
Not because it gave me confidence overnight.
But because it invited me to listen.
For the first time, movement became more than exercise or performance.
It became a conversation.
A way of exploring what it meant to live inside a woman's body.
A way of meeting myself.
Over the years, that journey led me through Bellydance, Yoga, Fusion Dance and eventually Indian Classical Dance.
Each path revealed a different layer of understanding.
Technique taught me discipline.
Improvisation taught me trust.
Embodiment taught me presence.
And devotion taught me how to return, again and again, to what truly matters.
There were moments when everything seemed to fall apart.
An injury.
The loss of my job.
Periods of uncertainty that forced me to question the direction of my life.
Yet those moments became turning points.
Instead of stepping away from dance, I stepped deeper into it.
I travelled, studied, practised daily and learned from teachers around the world.
Not simply to become a better dancer, but to understand the deeper intelligence held within movement itself.
In 2012, my path transformed once again when I began studying Bharatanatyam.
What started as curiosity became a profound commitment.
I immersed myself in Indian music, philosophy, Sanskrit and sacred movement, eventually graduating cum laude at the Conservatory of Vicenza.
But the greatest lessons did not come from academic achievement.
They came from practice.
From discovering that transformation does not happen through information alone.
It happens through repetition.
Through presence.
Through returning.
Over time I began to recognise a pattern I now see in so many women.
We are often taught to live outside ourselves.
To judge the body rather than inhabit it.
To seek approval rather than trust our own experience.
To disconnect from our creativity, intuition and inner knowing.
Dance offered me another possibility.
A path back to myself.
Today, this is the path I share with others.
Not because I have all the answers.
But because I know what it feels like to be searching.
And I know the power of having a practice that helps you remember who you are.
My Approach
I believe dance is more than a collection of movements.
It is a practice of self-remembering.
A way of reconnecting with the body, cultivating presence and developing a deeper relationship with ourselves through movement.
This belief is the foundation of the D.E.V.I. Method™.
A methodology born from the meeting of Indian movement arts, Fusion Dance, embodied practice and years of personal and professional exploration.
My work is rooted in four pillars:
✦ Technique
Technique creates freedom.
A strong foundation allows the body to move with clarity, confidence and expression.
Rather than restricting creativity, technique supports it.
✦ Embodiment
The body is not something to control.
It is something to listen to.
Embodiment invites us to move from sensation, awareness and presence rather than performance alone.
✦ Cultural Awareness
Dance does not exist in isolation.
Every movement carries stories, traditions and lineages.
I believe artistic freedom grows deeper when it is rooted in understanding, respect and cultural awareness.
✦ Devotion
Practice is not something we do once motivation appears.
It is something we return to. Again and again.
Devotion transforms dance from a hobby into a living relationship.
A relationship with the body.
With creativity. With life itself.
This is why I don't simply teach choreography.
I guide dancers toward a practice they can inhabit.
A practice that supports not only technical growth, but personal transformation.
A practice that nurtures confidence, creativity, self-trust and artistic voice.
Because the goal is not to become someone else.
The goal is to become more fully yourself.
To move with presence.
To create with intention.
And to remember the wisdom that has always lived within your body.
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What my students say ⇣
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"I find myself creatively exploring so much more of my own dance practice since starting, and I can't wait to experience more."
Meghan
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"Every movement, every gesture feels like poetry in motion. Lamia has this rare gift of combining strong technique with pure feminine energy - she teaches not just how to dance, but how to feel the dance."
