Gregory Youdan is Dance Faulty teaching Anatomy/Kineseology for Dancers at The Juilliard School.  He was formerly the Dance Anatomy Teaching Fellow assisting Irene Downs. He is an adjunct lecturer at NYU, CUNY Lehman College and Hollins University. As a dancer, Greg performed with the NY Baroque Dance Company, Sokolow Theatre/Dance and Heidi Latsky dance, where he now serves as a board member. Other company credits have included David Parker and the Bang Group, HT Chen and Dancers, Catherine Gallant/DANCE, Gloria Mclean and Dancers among others. Greg is a Wertheimer Fellow through Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dance for PD® program and is a teaching artist in their Dance for PD en Español program. Greg is also a member of the Latinx Dance Educators Alliance (LXDEA) and Project Breakalign. He is a frequent guest faculty member at Ballet Hispanico.

In addition to his dancing, Greg is a human movement scientist specializing in dance science and dance for health and has published in several academic journals, including Clinical Biomechanics, Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation and Human Movement Science. Greg frequently lectures on dance science at several universities, including Columbia University, New York University and the University of Rochester, and has presented scientific research at various academic conferences, including American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and International Society for Posture and Gait Research. He previously held a research fellowship at Brown University and worked as the research and advocacy coordinator for Dance/NYC. Currently, Greg serves on the development committee for the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), the research committee for the National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH), the advisory council for Dance Data Project (DDP) and the review board for the Journal of Dance Education. He was a 2021 National Association for Latino Arts and Cultures Advocacy Fellow and 2021 Latin Impact Honoree. Greg has also served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Dance/NYC.

Gregory Youdan earned his BA in Dance from Hofstra University and dual Masters from Teachers College, Columbia University in Motor Learning and Applied Statistics.

Gregory also collaborates on projects funded through the Huntington Study Group, Gossweiller Foundation, CHDI Foundation, American Society of Neurorehabilitation and the Academy of Hand & Upper Extremity PT, APTA.

“Greg’s enthusiasm is undeniable, his love of the motor learning field makes for an absolutely enjoyable class experience. His knowledge is broad and his ability to communicate the course material is effective. He answers questions with thoughtfulness and respect for students and takes time to explain material when students have questions.“

“The course [Motor Learning Laboratory] is well structured. It really helped me understand what we learned in theory and it was great to see what we were learning in motor learning class applied practically. Greg was a great instructor!“

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