Sarah Kitchen, originally from New Jersey, currently resides in Philadelphia, PA. She is a senior at Drexel University pursuing a B.S. in Dance with a concentration in Pre-Physical Therapy and a minor in Somatics. She recently completed the Drexel Pilates 450-hour comprehensive training program and is now a certified Pilates instructor.

Sarah first began dancing at age 4 and danced competitively at her hometown studio, Yvonne’s School of Dance. She pursued professional dance training at Middlesex County Magnet School of the Arts from Cleo Mack before committing to Drexel. She is currently part of the Drexel Dance Ensemble and has had the privilege to work with professional choreographers such as Cashet Ivy, Rebecca Malcolm-Naib, Ali Willingham, Sandra Parks, Anito Gavino, Emma Valeria, Jennifer Morley, Hassan Syed, Chandra Moss-Thorne, and many student choreographers.

She has expressed interest in somatic practices like dance, Pilates, and yoga and hopes to become a certified yoga instructor. She values movement, creativity, and community and stands strongly with the statement that “dance is a healing art.”

Sarah's project is an improvisational embodiment of the self-research she obtained through practicing somatic methods such as meditation, breath work, yoga, and Pilates. Her journey reflects how she utilized those somatic practices as she navigated difficult journeys throughout her four years at Drexel. Her project upholds the value of Drexel dance: "Dance as a healing art".