Gregory Youdan Jr. works at the intersection of dance, science, health and advocacy. He identifies as a gay, latinx, non-disabled, cisgender Dominican American. As a dancer, he toured domestically and internationally with the NY Baroque Dance Company, Sokolow Theatre/Dance and Heidi Latsky dance, where he now serves as a board member, among others. Greg is the Research and Advocacy Coordinator at Dance/NYC and frequently lectures on dance science at several universities. He has presented scientific research at various academic conferences and published in academic journals.

Greg is a graduate of the dance program at Hofstra University. He holds masters degrees in motor learning/motor control and applied statistics from Teachers College, Columbia University, where he served as the lab manager for the Neurorehabilitation Research Lab. Greg teaches Dance for PD en español as part of the NYC flagship program.