Sarah Olson (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Towson University, where she teaches ballet and dance theory courses. She holds an MFA in Dance and a Graduate Certificate in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies from the University of Iowa and a BFA in Dance Performance, magna cum laude, from Butler University. Prior to entering academia, Sarah enjoyed a thirteen-year performance career, working with ballet and contemporary companies including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Ruth Page Civic Ballet, and Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre, among others. Her choreography has been commissioned by Chicago-based companies such as Nomi Dance Company, Project606 Dance, and RASA Dance Chicago as well as presented at festivals including Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival, the American College Dance Association (ACDA), Wisconsin Dance Council, and the Choreographer's Showcase at the College of DuPage. Recently, she received a 2024 Award for Choreographic Excellence from ACDA’s At-Large Virtual Adjudication for her work, The Four Seasons. As a dance educator, Sarah has taught for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the University of Iowa, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Joffrey Academy of Dance, and West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts. She also recently began teaching Mat Pilates after completing her Mat Certification through Balanced Body Pilates in August 2024.
Sarah Olson Dance
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