Ana-Lisa started teaching Belly Dance in Maputo, Mozambique in 2007, and over the following 9 years taught students from the ages of 5 to 75 years, from beginners to professional and teacher levels, and produced 9 Bellydance showcases. She moved back to her home country, South Africa at the end of 2015 and started a new dance group in Benoni.

Ana-Lisa has attended workshops with many international stars including Jilina, Bozenka, Aziza, Rania, Louchia, Sharon Kihara, Heather Aued, Karim Nagi, Aida Nur, Mehad Fahmy, Michelle Joyce, Kami Liddle and Munique Neith. She has also gone on Belly Dance tours to Egypt, Turkey and Morocco.

A Physiotherapist by profession, Ana-Lisa is also a certified Zumba instructor and has  taught various other fitness classes such as Core Classes, Rebounding, and Active Stretching.