Born in Boston, Judith FLEX Helle began dance lessons at four. Over the years her training included ballet, modern, jazz, modern jazz, contemporary dance and Afro-Caribbean. In 2008, she founded Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles — a company that incorporates aerial work into several of its repertoire pieces. Over the years, the troupe has frequently toured nationally and internationally. But 2020 is special to Helle. For, she was awarded a grant by the United States Department of State to produce Tosh Thoughts, a cultural exchange programme at Mumbai's Kala Ghoda Festival.

When we meet the company of four — Broadway superstar Grasan Kingsberry, acrobatic superstar Windu Sayles and divine ballerinas Jasmine Perry and Sadie Black — a few hours before their first-ever performance in Mumbai, they reminisce about Helle and thank her for giving them this opportunity to travel to India. Kingsberry, 38, says, "While everyone knows about Bob Marley, Peter Tosh is one of the greatest and oldest stars of Jamaican reggae. With this thought of celebrating the artiste, Helle choreographed this piece just two weeks before we arrived in Mumbai."