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Ballerina gave up career to study how dance can help MS sufferers

A professional ballerina gave up her career to research how dance benefits patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), with the findings hailed as “ground-breaking” by experts.

Emily Davis, 27, worked with the world-renowned Philadelphia Ballet company for six years while also studying for a biology degree at the University of Pennsylvania.

She moved to in 2021 to start a in dance health, and forged a partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University and the (RCS), in collaboration with Scottish Ballet.

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