I love contemporary dance mainly because it has this power to activate forces and energy that you feel but cannot see. For me, it is an extremely direct form of communication; it does not rely on words to be understood. Dance has a fluid, improvisational element which seems to express the unseen forces of life, like creativity, fate and serendipity – qualities you cannot see, but you know when they are present.

Early in the creative process, I knew I wanted to incorporate dance within the Meant to Be video, not only because I love to collaborate and dance, but also because of my past.

Creating stage sets with choreographers was one of my last, purely artistic collaborations before I decided to place my feet firmly into the world of jewellery. For the engagement ring collection, I wanted to be able to work with dance once again.

I saw the work of Gabby Sanders and was instantly mesmerised. I was excited about the prospect of collaborating with her as it would allow me to explore movement and the relationship between body, line and shape. But what I wasn’t counting on was that watching her dance made me realise that creativity is something bigger than us all. It cannot be planned but exists in the process of doing. Yes, I could set up the parameters of her dance – the paper, the charcoal and the overall shape I wanted her drawing to take – but she had to tap into the creative energy within her, she had to create her dance. The dancing within the video is pure improvisation at work, which I think gives it a captivating quality; we see Gabby caught in the act of creating.



To see more of Gabby Sanders work: IG @gabby_sanders