Dr. Danelle Dickson PT, DPT, OCS
Conditioning Instructor

Dr. Danelle Dickson, PT, DPT, OCS is a  licensed physical therapist, Performing Arts  specialist, Orthopedic clinical specialist and  owner at Performance Plus Physical Therapy.   She is the creator of Dansebridge Online, a dynamic conditioning program for dancers that has now enjoyed successes in pre-professional dance programs. She is also the host of the Dancing around Elephants Podcast, the co-founder of the Black Female Foundation -a business mentoring and coaching program for minority women in business seeking to show up as uniquely themselves  and co-founder of the Dance Ready Project, an online hub for tools  and resources for dancers.  Dr. Danelle’s forty years in the dance world fuels her passion to work with dancer’s injuries.  She actively works with local DC dance  pre-professional schools and dance companies,  including notable touring companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, and Little Dancer Theater.  She also works in the education of physical therapy students at the graduate level in several schools on the East Coast.  

Melissa Lineberg
Yoga Instructor

Melissa Lineburg, a professional ballet dancer and health + wellness coach in Washington, DC. She holds a Master’s of Science degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and earned her BFA in Dance Performance: Ballet Technique and a Business Administration minor from Radford University. Since entering the workforce, Melissa remains dedicated to supporting the arts, specifically dance and its artists, through her work both on- and off-stage. Melissa is the managing director  of Ballet eMbody, along with being a creative, dancer, and performer with Ballet Embody and as a freelance dance artist. Off-stage, she is the founder of eMpower Performance. This coaching practice supports clients on their individual health + wellness journeys and hosts group virtual yoga sessions. Melissa is a Certified Nutrition Specialist Candidate through the American Nutrition Association and is a 200-hr Registered Yoga Teacher.

Alexandria Johnson
Floor Barre Instructor

Alexandria “Alyxx” Johnson is a multidisciplinary artist and performer from Dallas, TX.  Alexandria has worked with choreographers such as Hope Boykin, Ronald K. Brown, Earl Mosley, and Darrell Grand Moultrie, as well as performed works by Christopher Huggins and Alvin Ailey. Additionally, she has performed for Francesca Harper in The Francesca Harper Project, and been an assistant and associate to choreographer Matthew Rushing. Alexandria has taught for Dance Theatre of Harlem, The Ailey School, Dallas Black Dance Academy, City University of New York, and Prince George Community College, as well as dance intensives in the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Alexandria is a graduate of the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University BFA program in Dance, minor in Mathematics, and holds an MFA for Performance and Performance Studies from Pratt Institute. She services a wide range of clients as a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre®️Instructor, and full spectrum Doula.