Dancers are more likely to have scoliosis than the general population, and while dance can be supportive to an asymmetrical spine, is can also be a frustrating endeavor for a dancer whose spine is different from the norm. In Episode 98, Ellie speaks to Suzanne Koucheravy, a pilates teacher who has devoted her work to supporting dancers with scoliosis through comprehensive, conscientious, educational, and empowering sessions. Together they touch on the basics of scoliosis, how Suzanne understands asymmetrical spines, and many other social elements and emerging perspectives on this complex topic.
Host: Ellie Kusner
Co-Hosts: Ellie Kusner and Marissa Schaeffer
Website: www.dancewellpodcast.co
Email: DanceWellPodcast@gmail.com
Introduction Soundscape: Brendan Berry and Dylan Ezzie
Visual Image: Katie Dean
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Dancers are more likely to have scoliosis than the general population, and while dance can be supportive to an asymmetrical spine, is can also be a frustrating endeavor for a dancer whose spine is different from the norm. In Episode 98, Ellie speaks to Suzanne Koucheravy, a pilates teacher who has devoted her work to supporting dancers with scoliosis through comprehensive, conscientious, educational, and empowering sessions. Together they touch on the basics of scoliosis, how Suzanne understands asymmetrical spines, and many other social elements and emerging perspectives on this complex topic.
Host: Ellie Kusner
Co-Hosts: Ellie Kusner and Marissa Schaeffer
Website: www.dancewellpodcast.co
Email: DanceWellPodcast@gmail.com
Introduction Soundscape: Brendan Berry and Dylan Ezzie
Visual Image: Katie Dean
When the dancers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater came back to the studio in September 2020 after the Covid-19 shutdown, everyone knew there was a lot of work to be done to get the dancers back into performance shape. In the year leading up to their first in-person season since the start of the pandemic, the dancers engaged in various forms of cross-training curated by artistic staff, the physical therapy department and others in the Ailey community. In the fall of 2021, there was one more big push to get the dancers ready for stage. Listen as Mr. Matthew Rushing, Dr. Sheyi Ojofeitimi, Dr. Marissa Schaeffer, Andrew Schaeffer and Antoine Simmons detail that final push and discuss the logistics, challenges and triumphs of packing cross-training into a busy season.
Host: Marissa Schaeffer
Co-Hosts: Ellie Kusner and Marissa Schaeffer
Website: www.dancewellpodcast.com
Email: DanceWellPodcast@gmail.com
Introduction Soundscape: Brendan Berry and Dylan Ezzie
Visual Image: Katie Dean
DanceWell Podcast
Dancers are more likely to have scoliosis than the general population, and while dance can be supportive to an asymmetrical spine, is can also be a frustrating endeavor for a dancer whose spine is different from the norm. In Episode 98, Ellie speaks to Suzanne Koucheravy, a pilates teacher who has devoted her work to supporting dancers with scoliosis through comprehensive, conscientious, educational, and empowering sessions. Together they touch on the basics of scoliosis, how Suzanne understands asymmetrical spines, and many other social elements and emerging perspectives on this complex topic.
Host: Ellie Kusner
Co-Hosts: Ellie Kusner and Marissa Schaeffer
Website: www.dancewellpodcast.co
Email: DanceWellPodcast@gmail.com
Introduction Soundscape: Brendan Berry and Dylan Ezzie
Visual Image: Katie Dean
