The Harkness Center For Dance Injuries

09/30/2025

Last week we celebrated New York State Athletic Training Recognition Week! 💙💛
This year’s theme was:
“You Matter – You are seen, You are heard, The world is better with you in it.”
We’re proud to honor the Harkness Athletic Trainers — our everyday superheroes — for the incredible impact they make in the world of performing arts.

09/26/2025

Just a few spots left! Register for

SCIENCE OF STRETCHING
With Hailey Calkins, MS, ATC

Saturday, September 27, 2025
1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT IN PERSON

Details and registration: https://linktr.ee/harknesscenterfordanceinjuries

We will break down the when, why, and how of stretching and how we can incorporate it into our dance training to best achieve our goals. Topics we will address include methods of stretching, stretching timing, and stretches targeting specific muscle groups. The workshop will be interactive with a group warm-up and stretch session. Participants will leave knowing how to stretch smarter, not harder!

09/26/2025

Harkness is proud to continue sponsoring the IADMS - International Association for Dance Medicine & Science Student Research Award and Travel Grants.

Congratulations to this year’s winners: Seo Yeon Cho et. al. from Yonsei University in South Korea; Honoka Ishihara from Hiroshima University in Japan; and Caroline Simpkins from Georgia State University in USA.

Pictured Left to Right: Harkness Clinical Specialist Josh Honrado; Min Ha Kim; Kyungeon Kim; IADMS President Kathleen Davenport; Caroline Simpkins; Honoka Ishihara; Seo Yeon Cho; Jae Hoon Kim; and RuPaul Drag Race crew member Cameron Turner

09/22/2025

Thank you to the National Dance Institute for having us come and provide a self-care workshop for its teaching artists as they kick off a new season of educating students around the city. We wish you all a wonderful year full of joy and nurturing both for the children you serve and for yourselves.

We are offering another type of self-care workshop for the general public this Saturday, Sept. 27, at 1:00 PM, in-person:
Science of Stretching
with Hailey Calkins, MS, ATC.

Save your spot! https://linktr.ee/harknesscenterfordanceinjuries

09/19/2025

Today, September 19, 2025 is National Concussion Awareness Day. For more information, visit the Brain Injury Association of America and NYU Langone’s Concussion Center.
https://www.biausa.org/
https://nyulangone.org/care-services/concussion-center

Also check out a publication that our athletic trainer, Lauren McIntyre, ATC co-authored: “Guidelines for Returning to Dance Following Concussion: Adaptations From Sport Concussion Literature.” https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/1449433

Ojofeitimi S, McIntyre L, Barchi E, Rae SS, Winnitoy B, Russell JA, Guidelines for Returning to Dance Following Concussion: Adaptations From Sport Concussion Literature, International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2024, 1449433, 14 pages, 2024.

09/17/2025

Dance educators anywhere can take our 12-week, online course in partnership with the National Dance Education Organization - NDEO’s Online Professional Development Initiative (OPDI)!

The Applied Science of Dancer Health and Injury Prevention
September 22 - December 14, 2025

Instructors: Joshua Honrado, DAT; Kristen Stevens, MA; Ella Otto, MS, ATC

*Deadline to register is tomorrow, Sept. 18.
https://www.ndeo.org/Learn/Online-Courses/Course-Catalog/OPDI-116

09/12/2025

Dance educators: last chance to register for our new program or RSVP to attend the first session for more info.

For complete course agenda, workshop dates, and registration:
https://www.dancemedu.org/learn/depth
Full price: $850
Subsidized price of $650 with code DEPTH1
**Inquire at harkness@nyulangone.org if additional financial aid is needed.
Limited spots available.

Dance educators – secure your spot in our newest program!
DEPTH: Dance Educator Partnership & Thought Hub

What? A professional development program for New York City-based dance educators featuring mentorship, collaboration, and conversation.
When? Sept ’25 – May ’26. We will meet once per month.
Who? Primary instructors are Lauren McIntyre, ATC and Ella Otto, MS, ATC

TRIAL WORKSHOP: Join our first workshop to learn more and meet our team! In person Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from 9:30 – 11:00 AM.
*RSVP to harkness@nyulangone.org by September 14, 2025.

Workshops:
1. SEPTEMBER Laying the Foundation for Dancer Health, Wellness, and Injury Prevention
2. OCTOBER Rationale and Strategies for Healthy Warm-up, Cool-down, and Sleep
3. NOVEMBER Adolescent Dancer Health
4. DECEMBER Teacher Health and Wellness
5. JANUARY Stretching Science
6. FEBRUARY Cross Training and Periodization
7. MARCH Conditioning Camp
8. APRIL Studio Safety
9. MAY Conclusion and Final Project Sharing: Longevity for Educators and Our Students

For complete course agenda, workshop dates, and registration:
https://www.dancemedu.org/learn/depth
Full price: $850
Subsidized price of $650 with code DEPTH1
**Inquire at harkness@nyulangone.org if additional financial aid is needed.
Limited spots available.

09/11/2025

Registration now open!

Harkness Coffee Chat: Effect of cannabis on dancer performance and recovery
Wednesday, October 29 at 11:00 AM EDT on ZOOM

Harkness Center Coffee Chats are guided discussions about topics related to dancer wellness and injury prevention. This fall, clinical specialist Joshua Honrado, DAT, will lead a discussion on how cannabis may affect performance and recovery in dancers. This virtual conversation will provide dancers with evidence-based information that supports both their health and their art.

https://linktr.ee/harknesscenterfordanceinjuries

09/10/2025

Harkness Center Saturday Series
TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT: PREPARATION AND RETURN TO DANCE
With Sarah Plumer-Holzman, PT, DPT
December 6, 2025 – On ZOOM
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST

Getting a total hip replacement (THR) is a major life decision. Dancers considering and pursuing this procedure often navigate complex emotions as well as logistics. But the recovery process and post-surgery career and life can be rewarding and even transformative.

Physical therapist Dr. Sarah Plumer-Holzman specializes in treating the hip at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries. In this virtual Saturday Series workshop, she will offer insights on pre-THR considerations and the elements important for success when getting back to dance post-procedure.

Registration now open! https://linktr.ee/harknesscenterfordanceinjuries

09/10/2025

Thank you to Broadway Dance Center for hosting the second meet-up of our current Harkness Center Healthy Dancer Initiative (HCHDI) term! And thank you to Geheny Rivera for teaching a fantastic hip hop class to the group.

Our HCHDI program provides subsidized movement sessions and free wellness workshops to professional dancers with financial need through proud partnership with Broadway Dance Center, Mark Morris Dance Group, and Gibney.

The application period for the January – June 2026 HCHDI term opens mid-October – stay tuned!