JENNIE MORTON
Originally from the UK, Jennie is a former professional dancer, singer, and actor who now works as an Osteopath as well as holding a Masters degree in Psychology. Now based in Los Angeles, she uses an integrative approach to managing physical and emotional challenges in her clinical work, and is also a specialist in the field of Performing Arts Medicine.
After a career as a classical Ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, theatre and TV actor, and lead singer of a Big Band, Jennie spent 10 years working as a clinician at the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine in London (UK) before relocating to New York City, and then to Los Angeles. In addition to her general practice, she is a specialist in treating instrumental musicians, singers, dancers, and actors, focusing on injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to performance. Jennie is on the Board of Directors for the Dance Resource Center, Los Angeles (DRC), is a former Board Member and Membership Chair of the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) and Co-Chair of their 2016 and 2018 International Symposia. Jennie also works as a performance coach for actors, singers, dancers, and musicians, focusing on character development, role/ tour preparation, and performance fitness.
In addition to her traditional Osteopathic practice, Jennie is a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional and a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider, blending her skills into a psycho-physiological approach to treatment. She also incorporates Heart Rate Variability assessment as a Certified HeartMath Practitioner. She has created an online education platform providing courses in various aspects of health management, and is in demand as an international speaker on a variety of health-related topics.
Jennie is dedicated to the provision of education on the subject of healthy practice in the performing arts, and provides lectures and workshops internationally for performers, teachers, students, and medical professionals on the subject of injury prevention and management. She is an Honorary Lecturer for the MSc in Performing Arts Medicine at University College London for which she created the Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Injury syllabus. International guest speaking and lecturing engagements include the PAMA Annual Symposia 2013 - 19 (Symposium Co-Chair 2016 and 2018), The International Dance Teachers Conference (London), The Musicians Health Conference (Galway, Ireland), The Australian Society for Performing Arts Health Conference (Sydney), The PAMA Regional Meetings (Toronto, Cleveland, Tampa, Orange CA), The Hypermobility Symposium (University of Hertfordshire, UK), the National Association of Teachers of Singing Conferences (San Diego, West Palm Beach FL), The Voice Foundation (Philadelphia), The Voice and Speech Trainers Association (London), American Occupational Health Conference (Anaheim), and many more. She is also co-founder of the One Voice Center for Integrative Studies in New York, a certificate course for the safe integration of voice and dance techniques in musical theatre.
Published articles include The Virtuoso Foot: foot and ankle injuries in dancers (Clinical Rheumatology Journal), Voice and Dance Technique Integration for Musical Theatre - Triple Threat or Double Trouble? (VASTA Voice and Speech Review Journal), Osteopathy In The Arts (The Osteopath Journal), The Hazards of the Musical Theatre Workplace and The Integration of Voice and Dance Techniques in Musical Theatre (Medical Problems of Performing Artists), Osteopathy For Singers (iSing Magazine), a series of articles on drumming technique and injury risk for Rhythm magazine, Hazards of the Theatre Workplace (Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine), as well as several others on injury management for musicians and dancers.
Jennie is the author of three books: The Authentic Performer: Wearing A Mask And The Effect On Health, The Embodied Dancer: A Guide to Optimal Performance, and Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger.
