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Carsten Lumière Sasse received his education at the Dance Academy ArtEZ Arnhem / The Netherlands. His repertoire included Vaganova, Graham, Limón and Floor Release-technique as well as Flamenco, Jazz and Improvisation. After his education he continued his studies in Modern Contemporary, Urban, Pilates and Power Yoga at the Henny Jurriëns Foundation and at the Amsterdam Dance Centre. He worked together with several well-known choreographers and dance companies like dance theatre group “De Meekers” and “de KISS moves” from Amsterdam which works as a Fusion Company, combines different dance styles and celebrates great successes in the Netherlands. Carsten also stood on stage with Herman van Veen, musical stars like Stanley Burleson and Pia Douwes and performed on television during the TV-show “Move like Michael Jackson”.

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Since many years Carsten Lumière fully concentrates on his work as a dance teacher and choreographer. As an international guest teacher in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Greece, Croatia and the USA he taught on festivals like Tanztage.com, Akrobatirol, Tanzsommer Innsbruck, Ginaworkshops Hamburg, Bolzano Danza, Dance World Cup Spain and Dance Alps Festival St. Johann in Tirol. Since 2013 Carsten is one of the fixed dance teachers and choreographers of the Tiroler Ballettschule and the Austria Tanz Akademie in St. Johann in Tirol  under the direction of Beate Stibig-Nikkanen and Bettina Huber. In 2014 he gave his first master classes in Westbrook, Cambridge and New York City.

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Besides his wide range of dance activities Carsten Lumière is very devoted to photography, filming and guitar playing. He regularly supports other dancers and fellow artists with portfolios and promotion videos under the brand MVA – Moving Visual Artist and accompanies improvisation classes and contact jams with live guitar effects and soundscapes.