Sarah Hopkin

Barre Teacher

Sarah moved to Ottawa in the summer of 2016 and was looking for a barre studio as she had found barre to be an amazing compliment to her career in dance while living in Toronto. She found Where I Thrive and was immediately drawn in by the positivity of the space Sarah and Jamie had created at their studio. After trying their barre classes, she found the focus on alignment and practicing safe and effective strengthening exercises to be exactly what she needed as a dancer. As she learned more about the alignment principles she found it was something she wanted to share with others, as the workout is accessible and effective for people of all backgrounds. This resulted in Sarah beginning to train to become a teacher at the studio.

Sarah continues her career as a freelance dance artist and is a company member for the Ottawa Dance Directive. She also often dances for a number of other companies including Phin Performing Arts, Votive Dance, Mocean Dance, and Nostos Collectives. In addition to teaching barre, Sarah teaches dance to professionals, pre-professionals, adults and seniors and loves the life long journey of learning and passing on knowledge.