Garnet Henderson

New York, NY USA
http://garnethenderson.com/
6 Years Experience

Professional Experience

I'm a certified personal trainer and professional dancer, which makes me an authoritative voice on fitness, wellness, and performance. I also have extensive experience covering politics, culture, and entertainment. My recent highlights include writing about a dancers' hack for preventing knee injuries, and the clone of my hometown that exists in China.

Expertise

Copy Editor 2 YearsReporter 5 YearsWriter 5 Years

Specialty

Arts & Humanities 20 YearsFitness 8 YearsHealth 8 Years

Industries

Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 2 YearsOnline/new media 5 YearsNewspaper - Local/Regional 3 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

  • The Dance Enthusiast (10+)
  • The Atlantic (1-2)
  • Refinery29 (1-2)

Awards

Cum Laude, Columbia University

Other Work History

I am currently a writer and editor at the Dance Enthusiast on a regular freelance basis. In college, I was the Dance Beat Chief and a Senior Staff Writer at the Columbia Daily Spectator.

Technical Skills

WordPress, Basic HTML

Foreign Language Skills

Basic Spanish

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Mac OS

Equipment

MacBook Pro, voice recorder, smartphone, iPad

General

Working Out With Danielle Rowe
(Dance Magazine 4/1/2014)
A fitness feature I wrote for Dance Magazine on Nederlands Dans Theater member Danielle Rowe. I interviewed Danielle to learn how she stays in shape on tour and on vacation, and shared her tricks for adapting to the diverse repertory she is expected to master.
The Dancer's Hack To Preventing Workout Injuries
(Refinery29 9/29/2014)
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center noticed that dancers suffer from debilitating ACL injuries far less frequently than athletes do. They conducted an analysis of jump technique in dancers and athletes to find out why, and I wrote about how their findings apply to the average exerciser.
The Clone of My Hometown in China
(The Atlantic 12/3/2014)
Developers in China have built a resort community based on my hometown, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I wrote about why these vacation home destinations are so popular, and how both Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Jackson Hole, China, carefully cultivate an upscale Wild West aesthetic.