Susie Dinan-Young is a passionate advocate for dance, movement and exercise for health with a particular interest in dance medicine, the prevention of falls and improvement of function in frailer older people and in patients with movement disorders. She was a professional dancer, dance in education teacher, co-founder of Dance UK Healthier Dancer Programme; a University College London NHS Clinical Exercise Physiologist, and Senior Research Fellow in the Departments of Geriatric Medicine, Old Age Psychiatry, and Primary Care and Population Sciences. She is a recipient of various accolades, including Fitness Professionals Lifetime Achievement Award and the AGILE: Physiotherapists working with Older People; Chartered Society of Physiotherapists – Certification of Recognition of Distinguished Service in clinical management, education and practice.

As a Board Member Susie is exploring the potential of the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland to play an integral role in improving health, functional capacity and quality of life in people of all ages and cultures by promoting the necessary multidisciplinary relationships and measurable outcomes to achieve evidence-based practice and attract sustainable funding streams.

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