Sarah Slifer


Sarah Slifer, Dancer, The Stone Ring

Sarah Slifer, Northborough, Massachusetts, began her dance training in ballet, ultimately bringing her to Ballet Theatre of Boston where she studied with Jose Mateo and Leo Geurard, and Marcus Shulkind.

Slifer studied modern dance and choreography at The George Washington University with Maida Withers and Joseph Mills. She studied ballet with Janet Shibata and Brian Roberts.  Slifer graduated from GWU in 1995 with a degree in history and philosophy of science.  She danced with the DCCo. in the United States, France, Venezuela, Korea, and New York City’s Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors.  Sarah performed with other MWDCCO dancers for LEGACY: 50 Years of Dance on the Edge, exhibition and immersive installation in GW’s Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Slifer also worked with Katie Duck and Kay Isler, The Netherlands;  Li Chiao Ping, California; and Jey Young Kim, Korea.

Sarah (Sarah Slifer Smith) lives in Massachusetts where she continues to teach, choreograph, perform, create public projects, and where she directs Movement Arts, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Sarah – Founder, Magma Center for Dance, Massachusetts
Magma Center:  https://www.magma.center/
Boston Conservatory/Faculty https://bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/faculty/sarah-slifer-swift

Sarah Slifer and Maida Withers  Nevertheless….Tenderness

Sarah Slifer  Utah-Spirit Place – Spirit Planet – Tukuhnikivatz Premiere, New York City, Lincoln Center Great Dance in the BandShell

Collaborations