ANDREA DOWNIE lives in Toronto and Calgary. She is a SSHRC scholar, assistant professor in Dance, and PhD Candidate in Kinesiology at University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the roles and intersection of dance science and somatic movement in ethical dance education and equity-informed dancer wellness. Andrea is a founding member and past president of Healthy Dancer Canada (HDC), the founding director of Enhance Dance, as well as an advisory group member and registered provider with Safe in Dance International (SiDI). She is a master teacher and teacher certification course instructor of Conditioning-with-Imagery for Dancers (C-I Training), a certified teacher of Simonson Technique, and a Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) teacher-tutor.