Zena Rommett Method™ (ZRM™) Floor Barre Certification Course

Zena Rommett Method™ (ZRM™) Floor Barre Certification Course

Over a 4-day intensive course, Zena Rommett Method™ (ZRM™) Floor Barre Certification mentors will teach participants ZRM™ Positions, Sequencing, Correcting, How the ZRM™ relates to Ballet and Movement, an Anatomical Study of the Zena Rommett Method™, and Zena Rommett's Philosophy. In addition, participants will explore the Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Benefits of ZRM™. Upon completion of the program, participants will receive certification in the Zena Rommett Method for one year.

Zena Rommett Mentors instructing the course will include: Joseph P. Cooksey (Hohenlimburg, Germany); Charlotte Fürst (Stockholm, Sweden); Melinda Jackson (Miami, FL); Nora Kimball-Mentzos (Frankfurt, Germany); and Vernard Gilmore, Dawn Hillen, LuAnn Leonard-Johns, Nancy Kadel, MD, Jodi Moccia, Renée Robinson, Camille Rommett, Beth Trimm, Rickey Tripp, and Marguerite Wesley (NY, NY).

About the Zena Rommett Method™ (ZRM™) Floor Barre Method:

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.

Agenda

Participants will meet each day (August 13 - 16, 2025) from 9:15 AM - 5:45 PM EDT.

Detailed daily agenda below.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT:

• Upon registration, attendees will be requested to submit a resume to Harkness Center and the Zena Rommett Foundation.
• Ticketing: there are a limited number of spaces and registration is first come, first served.
• Location: This event takes place in-person at NYU Langone Health, 550 1st Ave, NY, NY, 10016. A Harkness Center staff member will direct participants to the workshop space.
• Certification: Participants must attend the entire event to recieve certification.
• Preparing: participants can bring a light snack, water, and a yoga mat or towel (strongly encouraged). Please wear comfortable clothes for movement.
• LIABILITY WAIVER: ALL PARTICIPANTS will be required to sign a liability waiver. A link to the waiver will be sent upon registration.
• LUNCH: participants are welcome to visit the NYU Langone cafeterias for lunch; alternatively there are many options for lunch in the area.

REFUND policy: We cannot provide refunds after the event has taken place.

DETAILED DAILY AGENDA (subject to change)

August 13, 2025

9:15am ~ 9:30am Welcome & Mentor Introductions

9:30am ~ 10:30am Zena Rommett Method™ & Ballet Technique

10:40am ~ 11:50am Zena Rommett Method™ & Movement

12:00pm ~ 1:00pm Zena Rommett Method™ & Ballet Technique

1:00pm ~ 2:00pm Lunch break

2:00pm ~ 3:30pm Zena Rommett Method™ Positions Part I

3:50pm ~ 4:50pm Zena Rommett Method™ & Ballet Technique

4:50pm ~ 5:45pm Q&A and Reflections of the Day

August 14, 2025

9:15am ~ 9:20am Welcome

9:20am ~ 9:50am Participant introductions

10:00am ~ 10:30am Zena Rommett Method™ warm-up

10:30am ~ 11:50am Zena Rommett Method™ & Anatomy, Q&A with Demonstration

12:00pm ~ 1:00pm Zena Rommett Method™ & Anatomy

1:00pm ~ 2:00pm Lunch break

2:00pm ~ 3:10pm Divide into Level I & Level II to practice Sample Classes, Q&A

3:20pm ~ 4:20pm Zena Rommett Method™ Sequencing

4:30pm ~ 5:30pm Floor-Barre™ & Movement

5:30pm ~ 5:45pm Q&A and Reflections of the Day

August 15, 2025

9:15am ~ 9:30am Welcome

9:30am ~ 10:00am Zena Rommett Method™ warm-up

10:15am ~ 11:45am Zena Rommett Method™ Positions Part II

12:00pm ~ 1:00pm Zena Rommett Method™ & Fosse Style Movement

1:00pm ~ 2:00pm Lunch break

2:00pm ~ 4:15pm Divide into Level I & Level II to practice Sample Classes, Q&A

4:30pm ~ 5:30pm Zena Rommett Method™ & Movement

5:30pm ~ 5:45pm Q&A and Reflections of the Day

August 16, 2025

9:15am ~ 9:20am Welcome

9:20am ~ 9:50pm Zena Rommett Method™ warm up

9:50am ~ 10:50am How the Zena Rommett Method™ Correlates to Stand-up Work:

11:00am ~ 11:30am Zena Rommett Method™ warm-up

11:30am ~ 12:30am Correcting in the Zena Rommett Method™ & Ballet Technique:

12:30pm ~ 1:00pm Guest speaker

1:00pm ~ 2:00pm Lunch break

2:00pm ~ 3:00pm Divide into Level I & Level II to practice Sample Classes, Q&A

3:10pm ~ 4:10pm Zena Rommett Method™ & Paul Taylor Style Movement:

4:20pm ~ 5:10pm Zena Rommett Method™ & Broadway Movement Class:

5:20pm ~ 5:45pm Diplomas & Arrivederci

UPCOMING HARKNESS CENTER EVENTS:

Stay tuned for details about our summer continuing education course, Dancing Beyond 60 with Strength, Stability, and Confidence, which will have an in-person component on Sunday August 17, following the 4-day Zena Rommett Method™ (ZRM™) Floor Barre Certification Course.

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 by providing breakthrough approaches to injury prevention, medical treatment, education and training, 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 world-class clinical care for dancers of all types and levels. The scientific foundation for this expert care comes from research into understanding the dancer’s body in motion coupled with workplace requirements. The Harkness Center’s evidence-based practice has produced globally accepted approaches to the recognition, treatment, and prevention of dance injuries.

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 fellow dance medicine professionals, Harkness is actively engaged in sharing clinical best practices through academic training with live and online continuing education courses. Since 2015, Harkness Center has offered DanceMedU, its digital learning platform (www.DanceMedU.org), which now offers over 20 lectures on dance medicine and dancer health.