Health & Well-being

Podiatrist Georgina Barr specialises in dance medicine and is also a qualified custom pointe shoe fitter.

Georgina regularly presents new research at local and international dance and medical conferences.
She focuses on working with the dance teachers in order to provide her patients with the highest level of care.

Lucy specializes in eating disorders, disordered eating and nutrition for teen athletes. She danced until age 18 years old and knows first-hand the challenges dancers face. She offers in-person and online appointments for dancers and their families.

Being a teenage dancer today comes with intense pressure. Sometimes, classes, comps, exams and performances mix too closely with peer pressures and injury stress and everything gets a bit much.
Dr Sharmaine is a performance coach and counsellor and has 35 years of counselling experience. She is experienced in working with highly talented and driven young people and works with an ethos of helping people achieve their highest potential.

Rebecca is currently in private practice where she supervises clinicians, provides assessments and interventions for children, adolescents and their families.

Rebecca has danced all her life and remains passionate about dance as she still performs and enters national and international competitions.

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