Dancer Health Program

The Dancer Health Program offers a wide range of specialized care, education, and professional development opportunities for Harvard student dancers. This includes nutrition; mental health; injury prevention; injury assessment and follow-up care; dance medicine education; and mentorship opportunities connecting pre-health students (pre-med, pre-PT, etc.) with professionals in the field. The program also includes physician presence at student group performances held at Harvard Dance Center.

The program is in partnership with and led by Dr. Nicole Katz, sports medicine physician at Mass General Brigham/Spaulding Rehabilitation, assisted by Kate LeBuhn ’26, and housed within and organized by the OFA Dance Program.

Fall 2026 Offerings:

Sun, Sept. 20, 11am-1pm: Dancer Screening with Dr. Katz and friends (Studio 1)
- Open to all Harvard dancers with separate stations set-up with clinicial professionals and physician Dr. Katz.
Sun, 10/18, 11am-1pm: Dance Medicine Clinic (Studio 1)
- Meet and greet and injury assessments with Dr. Katz
  - Sign up for an appointment!
Sun, 11/22, 11am-1pm: Dance Medicine Clinic (Studio 1)
- Meet and greet and injury assessments with Dr. Katz

Program Contact

Please reach out with any questions about the OFA Dance Program.

Elizabeth Epsen

epsen@fas.harvard.edu

Associate Director for College Dance, OFA Dance Program

Elizabeth Epsen (she/her) is the Associate Director for College Dance for the OFA Dance Program where she oversees all co-curricular dance in the OFA including artistic and pedagogic curation of programming; administration; communications; undergraduate...

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