Rose was born in Germany and trained at London Contemporary Dance School. In 1994 she became a member of 4D (LCDS’s postgraduate performance group), where she worked with Richard Alston, Laurie Booth, Dan Wagoner and Henri Oguike. After graduating she returned to Germany where she worked as a freelance dancer, choreographer and teacher. In 2000, Rose formed Contract, a youth dance company and was a founder contemporary dance teacher at the Freiburger Academy of Dance in 2002. She returned to London in 2003 and joined H20 (sister company to Henri Oguike Dance Company) as a rehearsal director/dancer in December 2003. Rose taught at the Laban Summer School and has been a guest teacher for the last three years at London Contemporary Dance School and The Place. She was a dancer with Henri Oguike Dance Company 2005 – 2006 before joining Richard Alston Dance Company in July 2006.