Samantha Emanuel

Samantha Emanuel is a movement coach and dance scientist with over 20 years of experience teaching, performing, and working across dance, health, and rehabilitation contexts. Her work brings together biomechanics, neuroscience, motor learning, and contemporary dance, with a strong emphasis on adaptability, coordination, and fluid movement. She has worked in both clinical and educational settings, including several years in a physiotherapy clinic in France supporting people with acquired brain injury, and continues to collaborate with healthcare and arts organisations in the UK. She holds a Master’s degree in Dance Science with distinction (Trinity Laban) and is a Trinity College Scholar. She has extensive experience working with dancers, performers, athletes, and members of the general public. Her approach is shaped not only by research, but by lived experience as a professional dancer and through recovery from serious injury, giving her work a grounded, empathetic quality.  Sam's Master of Science Thesis developed a novel movement fluidity measurement framework and discovered individual movement phenotypes in athletes from dance, running and parkour. Degrees of Freedom is a unique community of expert movement coaches dedicated to helping individuals unlock their potential through PLAYFUL, ACCESSIBLE, innovative, evidence-based practices. With diverse expertise across disciplines, our coaches bring a wealth of knowledge and creativity to guide you toward enhanced balance, rhythm, coordination, and adaptability.