Our People
Sally Harrison
Founder
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, Corrective Exercise Coach, Personal Trainer, Pilates Educator
Sally was born and educated in the UK and commenced her working career as a professional dancer. Following a sudden retirement due to knee surgery, she began her journey in physiotherapy and exercise rehab in 2002. It was at this time that she also qualified in Pilates and personal training and realised the immense benefits from this form of exercise training. Sally combines her continuing love of exercise rehab, fitness and physiotherapy knowledge to provide innovative and results driven sessions for the dancer.
She has been working as a physio for dancers since 2008 and has worked with musicals such as Evita, West Side Story and the world renowned Bangarra Dance Theatre in Sydney. Sally is also an ongoing contributor for Dance Life magazine and lectures at Brent St, Ettinghausens, UDC, ED5, AMPA and Transit Dance schools.
Sally is a workshop professional, having created online platforms and a number of workshops for both dancers and the general public. She has presented both national and international conferences at dance and movement conferences.
Sally started dancing professionally at aged 8 in Panto in Nottingham, England. She completed all of her major exams and competed in a number of competitions in the UK, and was overall champion in national senior jazz finals. She continued her professional career, based out of London, for a further 7 years working within the cabaret/commercial scene, with contracts in the United States, Europe and United Kingdom. She was also a dancer for Princess Cruises and Spirit of the Dance, USA.
She continues to perform to this day in community musical theatre and commercial video projects.
Sally’s hobbies include travelling and her three adorable cats.
Ryan King
Director of Product & Operations
Ryan joined the Band-ITS team as a partner in 2020. Having trained and worked professionally in the dance industry for over 15 years, both on and off the stage, Ryan brings with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise spanning a host of creative industries.
After working through injury, which prevented his progression to a long-term career in classical dance, Ryan founded and managed his own business providing a range of dance and costume design and manufacturing services for the industry.
Ryan’s operational skills now see him work across all facets of the business. Ryan has been instrumental in developing key processes, and product direction for our team.
Ryan is at the core of our product development and operational activities and works alongside Sally to lead our growing team now and into the future.
Roslyn Forman
Admin
BA (Hons) Dance, Personal Trainer, Pilates Instructor
Also hailing from the UK, Roslyn grew up dancing in the North of England, before moving to London to complete a Diploma of Performing Arts at Arts Educational, and a BA in Dance at the University of Roehampton. It was after undergoing extensive spinal surgery that Roslyn realised the importance of Pilates, exercise and strength training – for everyday life as well as to supplement dance technique. She became a certified Personal Trainer, Group Exercise and Barre instructor whilst working for the Royal Academy of Dance, using her background & experience to train a variety of clients, including many dance students and professional dancers.
Roslyn moved to Sydney in 2017, where she continued to expand her knowledge in strength training and exercise rehab. She worked as the Practice Manager for a Dance Physiotherapy Clinic, whilst teaching classes and doing Personal Training on the side. It was during this time that Roslyn completed her Pilates Certification with the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute.
Ros has been working behind the scenes for Strength4Dance since 2018, managing the administration, social media and assisting with the workshops and masterclasses.
Roslyn danced throughout school and university, performing regularly at the local theatres and completing her exams in Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz. Since becoming a Personal Trainer, she has explored a variety of fitness disciplines, including Powerlifting, Olympic Lifting and Calisthenics. She is currently training in Aerial Silks and Flying Trapeze, combining strength work with a bit of artistic flair!
When she’s not at the gym- or up in the air- you’ll find Ros playing on the beach with Freddie the German Shepherd and her new baby boy.
