Iris Clinic
@irisclinicuk
Created by performers, for performers; Iris Clinic specialises in empowering female identifying performers to overcome challenges related to food and body image, helping them achieve lasting freedom and thrive in their careers. Through a carefully tailored programme, Iris Clinic provides vital support to those struggling with disordered eating, chronic dieting, exercise addiction, binge eating, and food-related anxiety. Their compassionate, evidence-based approach helps clients build a healthier relationship with food, free from guilt, shame, and restrictive behaviours. Whether dealing with fears of gaining weight, obsessive food focus, or emotional struggles tied to body image, Iris Clinic offers a path toward healing, self-trust, and a balanced, vibrant life.
Chloe Rowlatt
@dancephysiouk
Chloe Rowlatt is a physiotherapist specialising in looking after dancers. Once a dancer herself, she now works with various West End and TV contracts to keep performers on show and in work. In her central London clinic, Prehab performance specialists, she also works with various freelance dancers and performers with an emphasis on preventative work to ensure long and healthy careers. Chloe feels passionate about combining her science-based knowledge learnt during her physio degree, pilates certifications, S&C and ongoing research with her artistic background, Bachelor of Arts degree and touring in various ballets. This includes not only evidence based dance training but also pointe shoe screening, performance enhancing gym plans, an online studio and in depth injury rehabilitation service with full, effective return to stage.
Emma Gwynne
@danceincstudiocentre
Emma trained in Glasgow and Edinburgh gaining a First Class Honours Degree from Telford College before going on to also train in LA. She performed professionally on various contracts throughout Asia, the Middle East and Europe, choreographing for various theatrical and commercial groups including The Voice of China in 2015. Her credits include the MTV EMA’s, Enrique Iglesias, Ivy, Rylan Clarke, David Hasselhoff, Raz B (B2K) and various companies including Fifa, Land Rover, Porshe and Zhang Shuai. Emma has also worked with a company called HeadStrong who specialise in dealing with anxiety, depression and mindset coaching and is trained to Master practitioner level in NLP. Now, Emma co-directs Dance Inc Studio Centre, a Scottish-based college offering industry-standard training for dancers.
Tracy Kennedy
@tkyouthsportsphysio
Tracy Kennedy is a physiotherapist and educator with over 20 years of experience. She runs her own physiotherapy practice specialising in treating and guiding young performers in sport and dance through the physical demands of training, growth and competition. Alongside her clinical work, Tracy delivers education and training to coaches, clubs, parents and young people – sharing practical, evidence informed strategies to prevent injury and support long-term performance. She is passionate about creating environments where young people can thrive and is committed to reducing preventable injuries through education, knowledge-sharing and upskilling the teams around young people.
Kerry Schiff
Dr Kerry Schiff is a Clinical Psychologist specialising in the areas of adolescent mental health and well-being, and has obtained a PhD in Consulting Psychology. However, Kerry also has a dance background, dancing professionally in her youth before going on to teach and coach ballet. She held the position of Senior Ballet Coach for the Wellington National Rhythmic Gymnastics team in New Zealand for four years and trained many dancers to take part in Junior and Senior International level competitions during this time. In Scotland, she teaches ballet to senior pupils in a school-based dance academy and coaches several dancers in ballet at the same time. She has a daughter who she has coached since the age of three, which gives her unique perspective into the role of a dance parent too. She is very interested in the prevention of dance-related injuries from a teaching point of view and also the effect of psychological aspects on the developing dancer, as this is something she deals with on a daily basis.
ARC
@_arc.c
ARC was formed to educate dancers & performers to understand the importance of training outside the studio, to maintain and build mental & physical strength to withstand the demands of the industry. The founders Spencer & Tara both come from professional dance backgrounds with Spencer still in the industry with an impressive CV, including jobs such as; UK Original Cast of MJ The Musical, Masked Singer, BGT, Masked Dancer, NEWSIES, ITV’s STARSTRUCK and Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony just to name a few. Tara used to dance including two cruise contract’s on P&O Cruises, BRIT Awards for P!NK, Nile Rodgers & Chic at Wembley. Tara is now a Qualified Dance & Acrobatic Arts Teacher as well as Level 3 Personal Trainer, Specialised Exercise Referral, Advanced Stretching, Group Coaching, Outdoor Fitness and Pre & Post Natal Specialist as well as a Reformer Pilates Qualified Instructor. Throughout their career they have understood and witnessed the importance of strength training as a performer to reduce risk of injury, build strength and control to enhance ease of movement and movement quality. As well as this a healthy body promotes a healthy mind- which is equally as important for a performer.
Austin Crumley
@theballeteducator
Austin Crumley is the founder of Ballet Reeducation, an organization dedicated to transforming ballet pedagogy through inclusive, research-informed, and student-centered practices. With over a decade of teaching experience and six years as a professional dancer, Austin merges classical tradition with 21st-century education to meet the evolving needs of dancers and educators.
He earned his B.F.A. in Ballet Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma under the mentorship of Mary Margaret Holt, and later danced professionally with Sacramento Ballet, performing in works by choreographers including George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Ma Cong, Darrell Moultrie, Ilya Kozadayev, and Jock Soto. His experience spans leading and ensemble roles across classical and contemporary repertory, shaping his comprehensive understanding of ballet as both an art and a discipline.
Motivated by the disconnect between traditional training models and the holistic needs of today's dancers, Austin pursued and completed a Master’s in Education from Hope International University. Through Ballet Reeducation, he now trains educators to integrate dance science, pedagogy, and socio-emotional learning into their classrooms—advocating for ballet education that is anatomically sound, psychologically safe, and truly inclusive of every body.
