BIOGRAPHY
Sarah Wingo is a New York-based dancer, choreographer, educator, performer, and fitness professional. After earning her BFA in Contemporary Ballet from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, she moved to NYC and began building a multifaceted career spanning concert dance, musical theater, television, commercial work, and fitness.
She has toured nationally and internationally in productions including Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, CATS (Victoria), and the Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Tour, with additional regional credits including Beauty and the Beast, Guys & Dolls, and Cabaret. She regularly choreographs for The Alvin Ailey School and served as a contributing choreographer for Dance Theatre of Harlem's Harlem Mouse/Country Mouse ballet.
She is currently on faculty at The Alvin Ailey School and Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she teaches ballet and jazz for both the junior and professional divisions, and is a returning guest teacher at the Fort Wayne Ballet Summer Intensive and for the International College of Musical Theater.
On screen, Sarah has appeared in multiple episodes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and national commercials for Samsung, Geico, Pillsbury, Weight Watchers, Cold EEZE, and CNN's NYE 2019 with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen. She choreographed and co-directed a commercial campaign for Ulta Cosmetics and choreographed for Sol de Janeiro. Her print work includes campaigns for Beachbody/Kohl's, Rockport Shoes, Cartier, The Carlyle Hotel, and Wells Fargo. She has been featured on Health.com and Shape.com, co-hosted Time Life Loves the 80s alongside Thomas Dolby, and co-hosts the Legends and Spirits podcast with her husband, Derik Wingo.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This class is designed for dancers with little to no jazz experience who are ready to explore movement in a fun, supportive, and inclusive environment. Students will be introduced to foundational jazz technique and basic movement vocabulary while building the physical tools to move with confidence, ease and joy.
Each class begins with a thorough, anatomically-driven warm-up focused on alignment, core strength, and flexibility. From there, students develop coordination and musicality through progressions and across-the-floor combinations, before bringing it all together in a closing combination that builds retention and encourages artistic expression.
No prior dance experience required — just a curiosity for movement and a willingness to play!