team deca

Edwin.

CO-FOUNDER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Edwin Wee is the co-founder of Decadance Co, a socially conscious contemporary dance company in Singapore. A graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, he began his career presenting The Shaman’s Cat at da:ns Festival 2008 and performing in Generations Spotlight: Moscow directed by Ivan Heng. He later performed for President S.R. Nathan at the Singapore Design Awards.

Edwin was with The Arts Fission Company from 2008 to 2018, becoming Rehearsal Director in 2011 and Artistic Director for their youth productions from 2012. He has directed and choreographed over 20 productions locally and internationally.

As Creative Producer of all Decadance Co’s works, Edwin has brought the company’s works to several international festivals since 2022, representing a Singaporean contemporary voice on global platforms.

Committed to redefining ageing through the arts, Edwin leads decasilver, a programme dedicated to promoting wellness, creativity, and connection among seniors, with expansions into palliative, intergenerational, and dementia-specific spaces. His work continues to use dance as a medium to inspire warmth, resilience, and dignity across all stages of life. He represented Singapore as a speaker about dance as an important placemaking tool at the 4th International Placemaking Week, Baltimore, USA.

Rachel.

CO-FOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Rachel Lum graduated with a Diploma in Dance from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in year 2011. Upon graduation, she joined Frontier Danceland as an apprentice. Rachel then joined Re:Dance Theatre (RDT) as a founding member where she actively performed in all of her core and external productions such as M1 Contact Dance Festival, M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, Singapore Night Festival and NUS Arts Festival. Rachel was also the training mistress for Re:Dance Theatre 2. In 2017, she joined The Arts Fission Company as a movement artist. In addition, she has created numerous dance works and one of them, No Corners, was invited to perform at Lift Off Dance Festival in Bracknell, United Kingdom. As a freelance artist, she has performed in M1 Contact Dance Festival, CDE Springboard Dance Festival Macau and DANCESTAGES Shanghai.

Joanne.

DANCE ARTIST

Joanne graduated with distinction from LASALLE College of the Arts in 2021. During her time there, she had the privilege of collaborating with a diverse array of local and international artists, including Rachel Lopez de la Nieta (UK), Leah Morrison (UK), Ery Mefri (Indonesia), Eisa Jocson (Philippines), Susan Sentler (UK/Singapore), and Jenny Neo (Singapore). Her experience also extended across various disciplines such as fine arts, fashion, film, and animation, which broadened her perspective and deepened her approach to dance.

Since graduating, Joanne has joined Decadance Co as a full-time dance artist in 2021, performing in all major productions and touring with the company at numerous dance festivals. Additionally, she is a facilitator for the Decasilver program, where she leads and engages senior participants through specialized dance programs designed to promote physical well-being, creativity, and self-expression. Joanne also leads the Decakids program, teaching weekly dance classes where she draws on her experience as a dance teacher to help students build long-term skills like body awareness, teamwork, coordination, and agility. She was the assistant choreographer for Creased in 2023 and co-choreographer for Knotted in 2024.

JOSEPH.

DANCE ARTIST

Joseph received full-time pre-professional training at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, gaining rich performance experience, including performing in a work by Eileih Muir from

Studio Wayne McGregor. Since graduating, he has been working as a freelance contemporary dance artist and continues to seek performance opportunities to further his technicality and artistry in dance.

From 2015 to 2017, he was part of T.H.E Second Company, and rejoined from 2023 to 2025 to continue refining his craft. He has had the opportunity to work locally with Kuik Swee Boon for T.H.E Dance Company and Angela Liong for Arts Fission, and internationally with Sung Yong Kim for the Korean National Contemporary Dance Company (KNCDC) in Seoul, South Korea, Ole Khamchanla from Compagnie KHAM and Francesco Curci for Amorphous Dance Company in Nice, France.

Joseph has also been given opportunities to choreograph, including for the comma Creative Arts Festival organised by *SCAPE. After working with Decadance Co for their annual inter generational performance “Drifted 2.0”, he has officially joined Decadance Co in January of 2026 full time.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ELA.

BOARD OF DIRECTOR (CHAIR)

Ela Erozan Gürsel is a commercial leader in the energy sector and an international business strategist with extensive experience across global markets and regional partnerships. Based in Singapore and Europe, she brings a strong background in commercial management, project leadership, and cross-cultural collaboration. In addition to her corporate career, Ela is a published business columnist known for her insights on innovation, sustainability, and global economic trends. She holds a degree in International Affairs from American University in Washington, DC, and a Master’s degree in Innovation from Singapore Management University.

A mother of a 14-year-old aspiring musician, Ela is also an arts enthusiast with a deep appreciation for diverse forms and genres. She is fluent in Turkish, English, and French, with business proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese.

Jian Yuan.

BOARD OF DIRECTOR

Jian Yuan is a lawyer and yoga teacher based in Singapore.

He was admitted to the Singapore Bar as an advocate and solicitor in 2008, and has over 15 years of experience in private legal practice in litigation, mediation/negotiation, general advisory on employment and lease issues/disputes, contracts, intellectual property and estate planning.

In his yoga teaching career, he started teaching yoga in 2017 and has taught across big and small studios in Singapore in a variety of formats – classes, events, privates, corporates, workshops and trainings. He completed his Advanced Yin Yoga Teacher Training (300 hours) with Jo Phee over 8 years from 2016 to 2024, and taught over a thousand yin yoga classes (and counting) based on specialty modalities such as myofascial release, Chinese medicine and acupressure. His focus areas are Yin Yoga trainings and the legal aspects of being involved in a yoga or wellness business in Singapore.

With years of project management experience managing stakeholders in legal practice as well as in yoga events, he joined the Board of Decadance in 2022, providing (amongst others) practical guidance on legal and regulatory compliance.

GRACE.