SARAH COOLIDGE

Full Instructor

Sarah Coolidge, MFA (she/her) is an interdisciplinary dance artist and educator currently based in Rochester, NY. She has spent her professional career in higher education creating work, teaching dance technique (modern, jazz, ballet) and conditioning courses, and working with student-athletes to improve their athletic performance as well as prevent and overcome injuries. Sarah’s research focuses on dancer wellness: examining the ways in which sleep, rest, and food practices affect the physical and mental capabilities of the dancer, as well as the direct impact those decisions have on the creative process. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College and BA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College, and received her Pilates certification through the teacher training program at Evolution Pilates. Having been introduced to the system as an undergraduate, Sarah has practiced Pilates to supplement her dance training, overcome injury, and help with surgical recovery. Deciding to become a certified Pilates instructor seemed like a natural extension of her life’s work. Sarah combines anatomical awareness with somatic approaches in her classes and focuses on alignment, movement efficiency, body awareness, and flow.