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 Trinity Laban. 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.