Bio

Dani West holds a BA in Dance with Distinction (Contemporary Stream) from the University of Calgary, a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Alberta, and her Teacher Training Certification in Classical Pilates. Her dance training has included a wide variety of genres including tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, and African dance, and has been an instructor in the Calgary community since 2007. She currently holds her Grade 9 Al Gilbert Tap Certification as well as her Intermediate Level in the RAD Ballet Syllabus. Dani has also completed several post-graduate Physiotherapy courses such as her Level II Upper Manual Therapy Certification, Mulligan’s Concepts for Upper and Lower Extremity, Level I and II Dance Teacher Training with Lisa Howell (Dance Physiotherapist) as well as Modern Manual Therapy with Dr. Erson Religioso. Dani is the owner of Indepth Physiotherapy in Canmore, AB; a practice that prides itself on "using movement as a modality" with a strong interest in dancers and chronic pain patients. She also is the author and creator of the YouTube Channel, THE SOAPBOX- an online physio-based platform she designed for the purposes of educating patients and colleagues about movement tools, treatment ideas, and injury prevention topics that she uses daily in her practice.