Ayshen Mustafa-Abdullah

Ayshen is a teaching artist for Public Engagement. She teaches on a variety of programmes including classes for youth, adults, and creative health.

Ayshen a.k.a. Icy Ice 54 is a freelance dance artist, mentor and practitioner who has been teaching in academic and community settings since 2003. Ayshen is the artistic director of Dynamic Eclipse Arts (D.E Arts), founded at Roehampton University while studying her BA (Hons) in Dance Studies.

Ayshen has created a technique style called D.Eology, which is a combination of contemporary and hip-hop foundations, drawing influences from different cultures that surrounded her while growing up, training and throughout life experiences.

Ayshen is passionate about community dance, outreach projects and #SupportingTheArts either by working behind the scenes or working closely with schools, colleges, artist and local companies to promote dance and well-being from grass root movements. Ayshen works in a creative way to deliver fun, high-energy, accessible dance sessions and workshops to all ages and abilities, while pushing them to learn about movement and music in the session.