Sarah Graham, MS, PT
Sarah has specialized in dance medicine for over 25 years and is the Director of Denver Dance Medicine Associates (DDMA). She has an extensive background in manual therapy and is certified in Polestar Pilates Rehabilitation, Graston technique, and trigger point dry needling. Previous experiences include: serving as the company physical therapist for the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, treating principal dancers from Colorado Ballet and Wonderbound, as well as providing physical therapy services for national touring Broadway shows since 2003. Sarah established the dance wellness program at Colorado Conservatory of Dance. She is a long standing member of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science and currently serves on the physical therapy staff of Colorado Ballet.
Physical Therapists
Meredith Dake, PT, DPT
Meredith trained in classical ballet and performed in ballet and musical theatre companies. She has taught a variety of dance genres and injury prevention strategies to all ages, including Colorado Ballet Academy, Southern Methodist University, and Arts Immersion. She is the founder of Performing Arts Medicine of the Rockies and has been practicing physical therapy for five years, specializing in dance medicine and pediatrics. Currently, she is on staff at Children's Hospital where she is developing a dance medicine division.
Alexandra Nabers, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
Allie has been a practicing physical therapist for over seven years. She has worked with dancers from the Boston Conservatory, Boston Ballet, and competitive Irish step clubs. Allie joined the Steadman Hawkins UCHealth PT clinic in 2016 where she has rehabilitated dancers from Colorado Ballet as well as athletes. She is board certified in the following areas: sports clinical specialist, functional dry needling, selective functional movement assessment, and does manual therapy including Maitland techniques. As a former competitive figure skater, she has an extensive background utilizing dance as crossing training and coached figure skating from 2004-2014.
Christen Horsley, PT, DPT
Christen has been a physical therapist with UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic Denver for almost seven years. She has been working with the Colorado Ballet dancers doing rehab in the clinic for the last two years. Christen was also a ballet dancer in her youth for seven years. She has her Doctorate in physical therapy and is currently Level 1 Functional Dry Needling Certified.
Dance Trainers
Amy Anderson, BA
Amy is a Denver native with a 30 year background working as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, Pilates rehabilitation specialist, and dance medicine trainer. She trained at Colorado Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Amy was the director of the David Taylor Ballet Shool. Currently, she teaches and performs Argentine tango and dances professionally with Parasol Arts.
She received her Pilates rehabilitation and dance medicine certification from St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. For many years, Amy has worked in PT clinics including Englewood Physical Therapy, Healthsouth, and Colorado Center for Physical Therapy. She has taught dance injury prevention and rehabilitation workshops for many years at local dance schools and professional summer intensives. Amy's private practice Engage Movement Arts at a Living Arts Centre has been in business for 10 years, where she educates and creates, in addition to teaching Anatomy in Clay Workshops with her husband and professional dancer Gregory Gonzales.