Mindful Movement Meetups: Zena Rommett Method™ (ZRM™) Floor Barre
About this Event
NYU Langone Health’s Harkness Center for Dance Injuries is proud to announce its newest program, Mindful Movement Meetups. These affordable workshops will feature rehabilitative and somatic modalities to complement dance training, injury rehabilitation, biopsychosocial health, and more.
Mindful Movement Meetups aim to provide accessible exposure to a variety of modalities and instructors as well as an opportunity to meet like-minded dancers in a welcoming environment.
MINDFUL MOVEMENT MEETUP: Zena Rommett Method™ (ZRM™) Floor Barre
Topic: The Zena Rommett Method™ (ZRM™) Floor Barre Method
When: Friday, July 24, 2026 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM EDT
Format: IN PERSON at NYU Langone Health
Description: The Zena Rommett Method™ is a meticulous, carefully executed ballet class on the floor. This gentle yet effective therapeutic Method is for dancers, athletes, the injured, and older populations. The Method supports dancers in executing dance movements with anatomically correct principles of alignment. For over 60 years, creator Zena Rommett earned the respect of both dance and medical professionals as a pioneer in injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Instructor: LUANN LEONARD
LuAnn Leonard is extensively trained in classical ballet, jazz, tap, and musical theatre. She performed as a Radio City Rockette in NYC for 11 years and also in “The Will Rogers Follies” on Broadway. Regionally, she has played the role of Judy Turner in 3 companies of “A Chorus Line”, Sweet Charity, Anything Goes, How to Succeed In Business ….., La Cage aux Folles, and Present Laughter. LuAnn is a master teacher and mentor for the Zena Rommett Method™ Floor Barre ballet techniqueand studied with Zena Rommett for 20 years. She is also a certified Pilates instructor.
Mindful Movement Meetup fee: $10*
*Ticket sales close at 2:00 PM EDT on July 24, 2026 or when capacity is reached.
Location: NYU Langone Health, 550 1st Ave, NY, NY 10016**
**Specific location details will be provided upon registration
-Workshops take place in a carpeted multipurpose room. We encourage participants to bring exercise/yoga mats or towels. Please dress comfortably for movement.
-Participants will be asked to complete a liability waiver form before the workshop (ages 15-17 require parent/guardian to complete the waiver).
- Mindful Movement Meetups are geared towards all dancers from ages 15+ at any stage of career, training, and life.
- Refund policy: we cannot provide refunds after the event has taken place.
- Questions: Contact Kristen Stevens, program manager, [email protected]
Upcoming MINDFUL MOVEMENTS MEETUPS - all IN PERSON
Registration for each event, once open, can be found at https://linktr.ee/harknesscenterfordanceinjuries.
August 20 at 11:00 AM EDT: Pilates Mat Class with Vassia Spanos
About the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries: NYU Langone's Harkness Center for Dance Injuries (www.DanceInjury.org) is dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of dance professionals through clinical services, education programming, and research. Founded in 1989 through a partnership between the Harkness Foundation for Dance and the Hospital for Joint Diseases (now NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital), the Harkness Center provides care for dancers of all ages, genres, and levels as well as for musicians, actors, figure skaters, aerialists, and more.
In addition to caring for injuries, an integral part of the Harkness Center’s mission is providing education. For the dance community, Harkness offers injury prevention workshops, online courses, and screenings, including its long-running, free Injury Prevention Assessment (IPA) program. For dance medicine professionals, Harkness offers live and online continuing education courses. DanceMedU, the Harkness Center's digital learning platform (www.DanceMedU.org), offers over 20 lectures on dance medicine and dancer health for the dance and healthcare communitities.
Our educational theme for 2026 is BODIES—A deep dive into our anatomy.
Throughout the year, our community programming will focus on functional anatomy through a biopsychosocial lens specific to anyone who identifies as a dancer.
Where is it happening?
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