Angie Smalis was raised and worked professionally as a dance artist in Greece before moving to Vienna, Austria in 2001 to join the Viennese Opera (Volksper Wien).

She relocated to Limerick in 2003 to join Daghdha Dance Company.

Angie is an independent contemporary dance artist, Artistic Director of Limerick Youth Theatre , and Founder and Director of Patterns Dance Collective, a group of dance artists with intellectual disabilities under the auspices of AVISTA (formerly known as The Daughters of Charity Service, Limerick).