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Kendall Alway
BFA, PT, DPT
Owner of SFPAPT
Kendall Alway PT, DPT is a former professional dancer with over 20 years of ballet training and 21 years of experience as a dance physical therapist. In 2013 she founded SF Performing Arts PT in San Francisco, CA and in 2021, launched Pointe Safe, a continuing education program for ballet teachers. She is the former director of the ODC Healthy Dancers' Clinic and is on clinical faculty for the University of California San Francisco, Samuel Merritt University, and Rocky Mountain University. She has presented at the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), Harvard University’s Spaulding Rehab Hospital, and the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA). Other credits include work with the Dance/USA Task Force on Dancers’ Health and previous instruction in Dance Medicine electives for the UCSF PT Department. Kendall has had the honor and privilege of treating dancers from most of the major dance companies in San Francisco and is on contract with San Francisco Ballet, Lines Ballet and Sean Dorsey Dance (among other local companies). Her practice welcomes students, professionals, and individuals of all ages (including non-dancers).
Ariell Gross
PT, DPT
Ariell Gross, PT, DPT is a Bay Area native, she attended UC Santa Cruz for her undergraduate education, and received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 2021. Ariell has experience providing physical therapy services to professional, recreational, and adolescent dancers as well as other performance artists and athletes. She is proud to offer up-to-date, evidence-based treatment methods while also working in partnership with each patient to create an individualized and successful plan of care. She has training in strength and conditioning concepts which she uses to help people rehab from injuries as well as improve their athletic capacity. Ariell has over 20 years of dance experience including ballet, modern, jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop, and belly dance. Her current exercise routine involves strength training, jogging, fusion belly dance and hip hop classes, and hiking.
Serena Pickett
Clinic Administrator
Serena Pickett is the Clinic Administrator for SF Performing Arts Physical Therapy. Serena holds a BA in Performing Arts and Social Justice in a concentration of dance with a minor in environmental studies from the University of San Francisco. She is a certified Yoga Instructor and somatic movement practitioner, teacher, and choreographer. Serena is most passionate about holistic wellness and connection with the Earth through breath and movement. Serena is thrilled to be a part of the SF Performing Arts Physical Therapy team serving movers and artists.
Marie Hamel
Marketing Director,
Pointe Safe Coordinator
Marie joined SF Performing Arts Physical Therapy in April 2025 as the Marketing Director and Pointe Safe Coordinator. She holds a B.B.A. in Marketing with a minor in Dance from the University of San Francisco, where she discovered her passion for blending digital marketing with the performing arts. Marie is also a professional contemporary dancer and choreographer in the Bay Area.