Sarah Rorabeck

FULL-TIME COMPETITIVE TEACHER

CAEA, ABATD, Adv. Dip MT-Performance, PAA, ADA

Sarah Rorabeck has 17+ years of experience educating students ages 3 and up in dance. As a teacher who still works with recreational, adult, part-time and full-time competitive students, she is well versed in all genres, and specializes in Tap, Musical Theatre, Lyrical/Contemp and Jazz. Currently, Sarah works full-time choreographing award-winning competitive pieces, putting students through their BATD examinations and adjudicating at dance competitions all across Canada.  She has been awarded the Reader's Choice award for Best Dance Instructor in Oshawa/Whitby several times.

Sarah Rorabeck is a graduate, with honours, of Sheridan’s prestigious Music Theatre Performance program, where she extensively studied dance, vocal and acting. She holds her Associate level Teacher’s Membership in the BATD in both tap and jazz, and is an accredited adjudicator through Judge Alliance’s PAA program. She is a founding member of the Acro Dance Adjudicators (ADA), where she became a certified Acro and Dance Adjudicator. She continues her training by studying the Radar Technique Modules, and attending dance teacher summits, classes and workshops. Sarah is also certified through the Canadian Red Cross with her Standard First-Aid and CPR.

Sarah is a member of the CAEA and has performed professionally in musicals like Beauty and the Beast, The Addams Family, Mary Poppins, Anne of Green Gables (& many more), around Canada, with some film and television work thrown in the mix. She’s even modelled for and  been photographed by world-renowned dance-photographer, Jordan Matter (Dancers Among Us). 

Sarah is very passionate about dance education, specifically teaching clean and safe technique and exploring performance styles within different genres to keep class exciting. She has won several ‘Best Choreography’ awards, specifically for her Tap and Musical Theatre work. She strongly believes dance teaches such incredible life lessons, and she is thrilled to be able to pass on her knowledge to today’s brave and passionate dancers.