Sarah Pearson CONTEMPORARY DANCE A release based class which plays with fluidity of weight and dynamics. The class will consist of a warm up with technique building exercises and then a routine on which performance skills can be pushed!! Sarah started her training young with ballet and tap classes, but it wasn't until her teens that she really started to pursue dance. She joined the Alter Ego Dance Company back when she was 17 and was offered a place at The University of Chichester on the BA (Hons) degree in Dance course shortly after. During her time at Chichester Sarah excelled in contemporary dance and found herself not only in demand for peers work but also becoming an original member of the Chichester Collective (led by Lila Dance for students who highly achieved). Sarah was also a member of 3Fall the undergraduate touring company, and was lucky enough to perform works by; Stuart Waters, Lila Dance, Paula Conduit and Cai Tomos.

After completing her degree Sarah was offered a place to complete the Masters Degree: Dance Performance course also at The University of Chichester and so became a member of MAPdance. The post graduate touring company toured extensively for 6 months delivering a varied show of contemporary dance. The new works performed were created by Shobana Jeyasingh, Gregory Maqoma, Keira Martin, Colin Poole and Matthias Sperling. MAPdance was a massive opportunity and despite injury Sarah received the principle role in Colin Poole's Crush. Sarah's thesis researched ideas of power and display within performance.

Since gaining her Masters Sarah has returned to Bedfordshire where she is now based as a Dance Practitioner. Sarah runs a company offering workshops for children (Mergination Projects), dance mobility classes for the elderly alongside giving administrative support for Teresa Jones in the Education and Outreach Department at The Grove Theatre (Dunstable). Sarah also worked for Frantic Assembly in the education department. The time spent working for such a high profile company was invaluable and has pushed Sarah to want to continue widening her teaching experience.

Sarah is looking forward to returning to where it all began...with Alter Ego!!!