Meet Dr. Samantha Harmon

Dr. Samantha Harmon, PT, DPT, OCS

Samantha Harmon, PT, DPT, OCS (Sammi) grew up in Aurora, Colorado. She is currently a PRN Physical Therapist at the UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic on their Dance Medicine Team, and is the owner of The Dancing Doctor, LLC, a mobile physical therapy practice specializing in performing artists.

Her interest in physical therapy began with her personal experience with low back and ankle injuries as a ballet and modern dancer. She received a BFA in Ballet from the University of Utah, and went on to perform professionally with Colorado Ballet and several other dance companies in the Denver area. In 2017 she graduated with her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She has over 7 years of experience working in outpatient orthopedics and 4 years of teaching Pilates. In the Dance for Health realm, she has been an instructor in Dance For PD as well as an assistant rehearsal director and choreographer for Spoke N Motion Dance, an integrated dance company for people with and without disabilities. She has also been a physical therapist for the professional dancers of Colorado Ballet, and was the PT for the touring company of Frozen the Musical for over 2 years. She has presented a poster at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, and is the current chair of the Nominating Committee for the Performing Arts Special Interest Group of the American Physical Therapy Association, and has been a member of PASIG since 2015.

Her passion is helping performing artists attain their full performance potential while educating them in pain management and prevention strategies. She loves the unique work environments and demands of the performing arts- there's rarely a dull moment! Sammi still performs professionally with several dance companies in the Denver area, including Ballet Ariel, Reverie Dance Company, and Soda Shop Movement Company.