North America
The Bridge Dance Project has local groups in various parts of North America (See below for the current Networks in North America).
If you would like to join an existing BDP group, please contact the relevant Team Leader.
If you are interested in starting a BDP group in your area, please contact:
Jan Dunn: jddanmed@aol.com
Vancouver, BC
Erika Mayall, MPT, HBSc(Kin) - Team Leader
Contact: dancephysio@shaw.ca
- Owner Allegro Performance + Wellness
- Board Member of Healthy Dancer Canada
Portland, OR
Laura Haney - Team Leader
Contact: info@theellovetechnique.com
- Business Manager/Master Instructor at The Ellové Technique®
- Former performer: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Fosse
- Dance teacher, Choreographer
Amy Werner, PT, DPT
- Director of Dance Medicine at New Heights Physical Therapy
- Owner at Dance DPT
Emily Velasquez, RDN, LD
- Performance Dietitian
- Dance Nutrition Educator
Melissa Rumsey CPT, CES
- Competition dance technique
- Flexibility and strength training for dance
- Dancer injury prevention and rehabilitation
LOS angeles, CA
Astrid Sherman, BSc, FISTD - Team Leader
Contact: astridjsherman@gmail.com
- International Association of Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS) Education Committee
- Ballet Beyond Borders (BBB) Dance Wellness Advisor
- Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) North America Representative
Emily Ambrose, MS, ATC
- Director of Athletic Performance, AMDA College of Performing Arts
Yasi Ansari, MS, RD, CSSD
- Registered Dietitian
- Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics
- National Media Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Performance and Wellness Dietitian in Los Angeles
Jaimie Goodwin
Aaron Ngor, MS, ATC, CSCS
- CEO of Offset Med
Jennie Morton, MS, BSc
- Performing Arts Medicine Specialist Osteopath
- Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional and Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider
- Certified HeartMath Practitioner.
- Board of Directors: Dance Resource Center (LA)
- Wellness Professor - The Colburn School, Los Angeles
Rithiely Pereira
- Commercial Dancer
- Co-Founder of Dancers Network UK
Katie Schaar
- Founder - Sugarfoot Therapy / Founder
- Director of Operations-MOTI Physical Therapy
Kylie Stoeppel, PT, DPT, CSCS
- Physical Therapist
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
ORange County, CA
Rob Tsai, PT, DPT - Team Leader
san francisco, CA
Aimee Martel, DPT, PT - Team Leader
Selina Shah, MD, FACP, FAMSSM
- Bass Medical Group
Pierre Vilanoba MA, LMFT
- PFV Counseling
- Psychotherapy focused on Dancers and Athletes, Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse, Anxiety, and Depression
Denver, CO
Jan Dunn, MS - Team Leader
Contact: jddanmed@aol.com
- Denver Dance Medicine Associates
- Co-ordinator: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Medicine Team
- USA Advisory Board - SiDI (Safe in Dance International)
- Dance Wellness Editor - 4dancers.org
- Past President - IADMS
Sutton Anker, MSc
- Denver Dance Medicine Associates
- Safe in Dance International-Registered Provider
- IADMS-Program and Marketing Specialist
- BASI Pilates Instructor
- Dance Instructor
Dr. Alyssa Arms, PT, DPT, OCS
- Owner/Doctor of Physical Therapy, Back in Step Physical Therapy
- Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
- Trigger Point Dry Needling certified
- Clinical Senior Instructor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Guest Lecturer, University of Northern Colorado Dance Education Master of Arts
Ricci Lee Hotz, MS, RDN
- Owner / registered dietitian at a Taste of Health
Alexandra Laura, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
- Denver Dance Medicine Associates
- Co-Leader, Performing Arts Medicine Program at UC Health Steadman Hawkins Clinic – Denver
Matt Nabers, BS, CPT
- Performance Specialist
- UC Health Steadman Hawkins Clinic – Denver
Steve Nagib, MS, ATC, CSCS
- General Manager
- Denver Sports Recovery
Christen Smalley, PT, DPT
- Denver Dance Medicine Associates
- Co-Leader, Performing Arts Medicine Program at UC Health Steadman Hawkins Clinic – Denver
Dr. Sarah Troicky, PT, DPT, LAT/ATC
- Owner of Trinity Physical Therapy and Wellness, Boulder
- Doctor of Physical Therapy and Licensed Athletic Trainer
- Dance Medicine Specialist
- Trigger Point Dry Needling certified
Houston, TX
Eilish Anderson MS, LAT, ATC - Co-Team Leader
Contact: eilish.anderson14@gmail.com
- Athletic Trainer with experience working with ballet companies, touring/resident Broadway Shows, and dance studios.
Katherine Millis, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT - Co-Team Leader
Contact: km@excelmobilept.com
- Owner of Excelerate Physical Therapy, LLC
- Physical Therapist that specializes in dance rehabilitation (provide one-on-one treatment for dancers along with coordinating and hosting workshops and working onsite for events)
Terrill Mitchell
- Creator of HTX Connect and Faculty member with Dupree Dance Convention
- Dance Educator, Choreographer and Consultant represented by Go 2 Talent Agency
- B.A. In Dance, Point Park University
- Former professional dancer
Daisy Su, PT, DPT
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Certified Specialist Candidate
- Pilates-based Rehabilitation
Kansas City
Courtney Collado - Team Leader
Contact: courtney.collado@gmail.com
- Pilates instructor-trainer
- Dancer
- Choreographer
- Instructor at Kansas City Ballet and Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey
- Corrective Movement Specialist, Health Studio KC
- University Guest Lecturer, Anatomy and Biomechanics for Dance
South East Michigan
Dr. GingerAnn Neslund, PT, DPT - Team Leader
Contact: ginger@divergentpt.com
- Lecturer at University of Michigan
- Physical Therapist at Divergent Physical Therapy & Wellness
Hannah Andersen, MFA, FMT
- Full-time Lecturer, Wayne State University
- Comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor
Mary Donahue, MEd, AT, PT
- Physical Therapist, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Dr. Kristen Schuyten, PT, DPT
- Lecturer at University of Michigan
- Physical Therapist at Michigan Medicine
Chicago, IL
Carrie Skony, DC, CCSP - Team Leader
Contact: dr.carrieskony@gmail.com
- Owner/Director at Perform Active Wellness + Dance Medicine
- Chiropractic Sports Physician
- Dance Medicine Provider
Dr. Chrissy Davis, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS
- Owner/Director of Physical Therapy
- Performance Physical Therapist
Maggie Fleita, OTD
CINCINNATI, OH
Jacqui Haas, ATC - Team Leader
Contact: jacquigh5954@gmail.com
- Performing arts medicine athletic trainer
- Former athletic trainer Cincinnati Ballet
- Part-time Faculty Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts
- Author, Dance Anatomy
Jessica Foote, ATC
- Athletic Trainer
- Premier Physical Therapy Services
- Dance/Tumbling Instructor MJM Studios, Inc
Sigrid Aline
- Owner/founder of Center Stage - Cincinnati Dance Magazine
- Nutritionist from Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City)
Jennifer Rutherford
- Former New York City Ballet dancer
- Director of Ballet at Planet Dance
- Choreographer at Exhale Dance Tribe
Kat Wolf
- Owner Northern Kentucky Dancewear
- Choreographer/Administrator Rapture Dance Company
Tallahassee, FL
Darcee Schmidt, DC, MS - Team Leader
Mary Roberts, MFA
- Freelance choreographer and director
- Jazz dance educator
- Adjudicator, Impact Dance Adjudicators
Washington DC
May Kesler, MA, MS, MTh, PT - Team Leader
Contact: Keslerpt@gmail.com
- Licensed physical therapist and massage therapist
- Director, PT and MTh, at Kesler Physical & Massage Therapy in Chevy Chase Md.
- Choreographer/Dancer for Keslerdances
- Dancer with Sylvidances and others
- Fascial Fitness and Flexibility , Floor Barre teacher weekly zoom class.
Utica/Central NYS
Gwendolyn Murphy, MS, ATC, CES - Team Leader
Contact: kinetichealthat@gmail.com
- Owner, Kinetic Health Athletic Training, PLLC
- Club Sports Athletic Trainer, Colgate University
- Adjunct Lecturer, Utica College & MVCC
Philadelphia, PA
Janine Cappello-Bryant, BFA, MA, SFHEA - Team Leader
Contact: j9bryant3@gmail.com
- Faculty, Kimberton Waldorf School,
- Guest faculty, Metrowest Dance, Boston, MA
- Peer Reviewer, Journal of Dance Medicine and Science
- Dance Educators' Committee, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science
- Guest Speaker, The University of the Arts, PA
- Safe in Dance International Quality Assessor and Registered Provider
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