About

Sarah is a movement and teaching artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is passionate about presence and aliveness while performing, and seeks to perform work which centers humanity and complexity. While she is invested in subtlety and nuance, she is a notably bold and expressive performer, using her theatrical and compositional intuition to inform her dynamic yet grounded choice making.

She is currently gearing up for performances with Elayna Waxse Movement Project, Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance, and Mathew Janczewski’s ARENA DANCES. In March, Sarah will perform in Creatures of Loss, the premiere performance of Elayna Waxse Movement Project at the Southern Theater March 14-16. In April, Sarah is excited to join this year’s CANDYBOX Dance Festival to perform Cluck, a beloved solo by Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance. Rounding out the spring, Sarah will have her debut performance at the Walker Art Center in ARENA DANCES’ newest work, Only the perverse fantasy can still save us.

She currently offers contemporary classes at Hothouse and Minnesota Dance Theatre. Sarah also teaches yoga and barre Sunna - a new mindful movement studio founded by friend and fellow dancer/choreographer, Berit Ahlgren. Learn more about her perspective as a movement teacher and sign up for class here!

Originally from Virginia, Sarah began her dance training at Seven Hills Dance Studio. She then earned her B.A. as a double major in Dance and Mathematics at James Madison University. While studying performance, choreography, and mathematical theory, she toured with the Virginia Repertory Dance Company, JMU's pre-professional performance company, from 2016-2018. In 2016, Sarah spent the summer studying contemporary dance in London. She returned to England in 2018 to perform and teach with the Virginia Repertory Dance Company. As a senior, she was selected to serve as the co-director of the Associate Dance Ensemble, JMU's performance ensemble of freshmen dance majors. At the time of her graduation in 2018, she was awarded the School of Theatre and Dance’s “Performer of the Year” and was selected to perform “True Confessions: My Boyfriend, Mic”, a solo created in collaboration with Shane O’Hara, at the Richmond Dance Festival. That summer, she relocated to Minnesota to join the vibrant arts community of the Twin Cities. 

Since moving to MN, Sarah has joined Black Label Movement (company mover from 2019-2023) and ARENA DANCES on a number of performances. With these organizations, Sarah has performed in the greater MN area, FL, NYC, and AZ* (cancelled due to COVID-19). Primarily a freelance artist, she has had the pleasure of performing in a variety of works choreographed by Alexandra Bodnarchuk, Berit Ahlgren, Carl Flink, Helen Hatch, Marisol Herling, Mathew Janczewski, Taja Will, and more. Sarah seeks to foster a variety of lasting, fruitful, collaborative relationships with choreographers.

In addition to her work as a performer, Sarah is an established and sought after teaching artist. She has offered guest contemporary classes at university dance programs in Minnesota, Virginia, North Carolina, and England. She has been a guest teacher with DanceON, ARENA DANCES’ residency-based, dance education program, bringing an immersive, high quality dance education to Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools. During her time with Black Label Movement, she was in residence at the Performing Institute of Minnesota with Black Label Movement, where she offered classes to young theater and dance students. As a guest teacher, she has been invited to give workshops for the Limón/ Black Label Twin Cities Intensive, ARENA’s Instinct Summer Dance Intensive, District Four High School Dance Festival* (canceled due to COVID-19), high school dance teams, and studios through Minnesota, Virginia, and New York. 

Sarah seeks out vulnerable and honest dance experiences through performance, creation, and education. She is a highly collaborative artist and teacher. If you are interested in working with her, contact her here.