Artistic Director

Faculty

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Faculty

Sarah Christman, B.F.A.

Sarah Christman graduated Summa Cum Laude from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Education.  At Kent State University, she studied under the expert direction of Kimberly Karpanty, Tommy Parlon, Darwin Prioleau and Andrea Shearer.  Sarah also participated in guest artist residencies given by Chung-Fu Chang, Peter Kyle, Karen Love and the Dance Alloy company of Pittsburg.  Professionally, Sarah has performed with the Leaven Dance Company, under the direction of Kathryn Mihelick.  During her residence with Leaven Dance Company, she has performed at such events as "Take Back the Night" and many liturgical functions.

Sarah has such a joy for teaching that she also teaches at Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, teaching modern dance, jazz dance, tap dance, dance composition and dance history.  She also choreographs for the musical productions and the dance productions. 

Sarah is glad to be back for another year at Dance Academy South teaching Beginning Ballet 1-A, Beginning Ballet 2 and Adult Ballet.

Erika R. Young, B.F.A.

Erika Young graduated Cum Laude from Kent State University in 2004 with a B.F.A. in Dance Education (K-12) and a B.A. in Marketing. While at Kent State, she was a member of the Kent Dance Ensemble, the Recipient of the NDA Outstanding Dance Major Award, and the Eugenia V. Erdmann Award for excellence in Dance Education.  Upon graduation, Erika moved to New York City to pursue a performance career where she studied at Dance New Amsterdam, formerly The Dance Space Center.  Also while in NYC, Erika studied with world renowned Modern choreographers and teachers such as Alexandra Beller, Lisa Race, and Sean Curran. 

Upon returning home, Erika returned to Dance Academy South where she continued to explore her passion for teaching.  She currently splits her time between hairdressing and teaching dance where she explores her creative side through both avenues. 

Katrina Koehler, B.A.

Katrina Kohler graduated Magna cum Laude from Point Park University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Performance.  While at Point Park, Katrina had the opportunity to work with many great dancers and choreographers such as Francis Patrelle, Paul Sutherland, Peter Merz and the rest of the PPU staff.

After graduation, Katrina spent some time in Chicago learning as much as she could about dance through several master classes with professional companies including The Joffrey Ballet, Louisville Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Company, Dayton Ballet, and Nashville Ballet among others.  With These great experiences under her belt, Katrina is thrilled to be returning to Dance Academy South to share the joy of dance with the students of DAS!

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Original dance works © Lesa R. Broadhead