Erin Bowerman
Strength & Conditioning Coach
MSpEx, BDance, Certificate in Personal Training
Accredited with the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association
Erin offers evidence-based, dance-specific strength and conditioning for dancers of all levels, incorporating latest ‘best practice’ recommendations from sport and dance science into her coaching. Whether you’re a young elite dancer, a dancer in vocational training, a freelancer or employed professional, she’s here to help.
Erin’s ultimate goal is to create strong, healthy, educated dancers by equipping them with a toolbox of skills to develop into the best artistic athlete they can be. Erin's passion for her work, background in dance and Pilates, and specific blend of knowledge in dance training, dance science, and strength and conditioning principles means she has a unique skill set not found anywhere else in New Zealand.
Since 2018, Erin has worked with and for a number of elite dance schools and companies in New Zealand, including the New Zealand Dance Company and the New Zealand Youth Ballet Company. Prior to this, she spent two years as a member of the healthcare team at the Royal Ballet School White Lodge and the National Centre for Circus Arts in London, where she developed and delivered strength and conditioning services tailored for each institution. Currently, she trains both private students and a large portion of the freelance contemporary dance professionals in New Zealand, is the strength and conditioning coach for the New Zealand School of Dance, and holds a research associate position with AUT University.
Erin has provided 1:1 strength and conditioning training to a number of dancers who have joined some of the leading vocational dance schools and companies in Aotearoa and internationally, including the New Zealand School of Dance, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Australian Ballet School, Australian Ballet, Queensland Ballet Academy, Queensland National Ballet School, Royal Ballet School, Royal Ballet Company, English National Ballet School, English National Ballet, Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Dutch National Ballet Academy, John Cranko Schule, Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin, European School of Ballet, Alberta Ballet School and many others.
