Emma graduated from Laban, England in 1993 with a BA Hons Dance Theatre degree and gained her Masters in Sports Science at the University of Essex in 1999.  She has danced professionally for a number of modern dance companies including the Hungarian based company Tranz Danz and for Rosalind Newman’s DanceHKNY in Hong Kong.  Emma was Assistant Programme Director for London Central YMCA and Lecturer in Dance at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.  She now lives in London, England and performs on a freelance basis in both theatre and site specific works. Emma teaches contemporary dance technique and improvisation at Laban however her focus is Dance Science. She is Head of Dance Science at Laban and Programme Leader of the MSc Dance Science degree programme.  The MSc Dance Science Programme was the first of its kind in the world and Emma helped devise, write and validate the programme in 2001. In 2003, she helped host the 13th Annual Meeting of IADMS at Laban.  Emma has published original research in the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Social Behaviour, and Personality and has presents at many national and international conferences.  She is a reviewer for the International Learning Journal and is a member of the Scientific Research Committee for the International Network for Performance Science.  Emma’s research interests include training methodologies, injury incidence and prevention, developing interdisciplinary screening programmes, pedagogical considerations in technique class, and the physiological requirements of training and performance.  Her PhD was an investigation into dance specific ways of testing and training for physical fitness in contemporary dance.