Mats Melin has worked professionally with dance in Scotland since 1995 and in Ireland since 2005. His current position is Lecturer in Dance at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick. He co-founded the dynamic Scottish performance group Dannsa, in 1999. A former member of the Scottish Arts Council’s Dance Committee, Mats was awarded a PhD at the University of Limerick for his research on Cape Breton Step Dancing.