艾莉Kusner

艾莉Kusner is a teacher, researcher, writer, 和 “Bessie” award-winning performer. Born in Massachusetts, she began her performing career as a student of the 波士顿芭蕾舞团 School, dancing with the company in numerous large-scale productions. 然而, she ultimately determined that pointe shoes were not her destiny 和 studied modern dance at 巴纳德 大学 before embarking on a freelance performance career. She has worked with choreographers including Mark Morris, Pam Tanowitz, 艾伦玉米田, 冰壳马丁斯, 和 Patricia Hoffbauer in venues ranging from warehouse rooftops to the Metropolitan Opera.

Kusner holds an MSc in 跳舞 Science from Trinity Laban, 伦敦, 和 with expertise in this interdisciplinary field, she explores 和 implements evidence-based teaching practices to enhance the learning, 健康, 和 performance of dancers. She has taught dance, 解剖学, 和 普拉提 at institutions including Hofstra University, American Ballet Theater’s JKO School, 波士顿芭蕾舞团, 巴纳德, New York Theatre Ballet, Slippery Rock University, Mark Morris 跳舞 School, 赛, 和崔妮蒂·拉班. She teaches 普拉提 to dancers at Juilliard 和 to the public in the Wellness Center at the Mark Morris 跳舞 Center.

Kusner also leads wellness workshops for dancers 和 is the co-host of 跳舞Well Podcast, a resource dedicated to exploring 360 degrees of 健康 和 wellness for dancers. She is the founder 和 director of the Stability Project, a 普拉提 teacher-training program exclusively for college dance majors. Additionally, she has written about dance 和 wellness for 舞蹈教师 和 黑 magazines 和 chairs the 跳舞 Educators’ Committee of the International Association for 跳舞 Medicine 和 Science.