Jasmine Challis

Jasmine is an Accredited Nutritionist and Registered Dietitian on the UK Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register (SENR). She has worked in the dance field for over 35 years giving talks and running workshops for dance students, dancers, dance teachers and dance scientists, and providing 1:1 sessions for dancers and dance students. She has worked with those involved in many dance genres, including ballet, contemporary dance, musical theatre, Irish dance and Indian dance. She is on the board of The Bridge Dance Project. She has presented at the IADMS (International Association for Dance Medicine and Science) annual conference regularly. She completed a MRes in Sport and Exercise Science (with distinction) in 2018, her research project was with Irish dancers. She has also worked with circus performers and acting/technical theatre students, has contributed to medical and dietetic textbooks and worked clinically mainly with those suffering from eating disorders for over 30 years. She is co-author of the IADMS Nutrition Resource Paper (2019), 2026 update to be published shortly, as well as the Nutrition chapters in a number of dancer health books. Her own book, ‘Nutrition for Dance and Performance’ was published in summer 2023.