Sarah’s teaching career spans beyond twenty-five years and across all continents warm enough for dance instruction. A lifelong student of professional development, Sarah holds bachelor’s degrees in Contemporary Dance, Education, Psychology and Kinesiology. She completed her Master’s degree in Coaching Sciences researching skill acquisition at the University of Victoria which lead her into doctoral research in Dance Medicine and Educational Leadership. Sarah’s research interests include the Science and safety of AcroDance teaching methodology. Sarah presented research on spinal health in contortion work at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science in Montreal. At the arrival of the pandemic when Sarah felt drawn to do more work in mental health and is now a certified counsellor through Vancouver College of Counsellor Training. As an academic in the dance sphere Sarah has spent the last decade presenting at various universities, dance conventions and conferences worldwide and can also be seen presenting live from Los Angeles with CLI Studios.

Sarah has an entrepreneurial spirit owning several dance related businesses including dance events and Harmony Collective, a clinic focused on performance psychology and injury rehabilitation for artistic athletes. In fall of 2025 Sarah launched a new startup –ALL THINGS ACRO – a Canadian supplier of acro mats and technical training gear for AcroDance. Sarah noticed that the mats and equipment available in the industry didn’t serve the AcroDance community and then designed specific products to solve parallel, enhance alignment and inspire more confident movement.

Sarah is a certified teacher in acrobatics through the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (CDTA) and is a level three coach in women’s artistic gymnastics with the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). Sarah holds a teaching license with the BC Ministry of Education in the specialty of Performing Arts and Physical Education. Sarah works as an acrobatics examiner and course conductor with Acrobatic Arts - a worldwide acrobatic dance training syllabus.