Sara Ophoff is a dancer and emerging choreographer from Detroit, Michigan. After attending Hope College for a year, Sara attended Marygrove College where she graduated with honors and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. She has trained extensively in ballet, modern, and hip hop from many accomplished artists. Her professional experience includes performing in the Michigan Dance Festival in Grand Rapids, the Alluvion "Emergence" Choreography Showcase in Chicago, Urbanite XX in Chicago, and Going Dutch Dance Festival in Chicago. As a choreographer, she loves to blend the lines of various dance styles, focusing intently on the story of her dancers. She has had the opportunity to present work at the "Emergence" Choreography Showcase hosted by Alluvion Dance Chicago, as well as at the American College Dance Festival Association as a member of the Marygrove College Dance Company. Sara looks forward to exploring and cultivating the dance community in the city of Detroit. Currently, Sara is in her fifth year performing with Kristi Faulkner Dance and her first year apprenticing with Take Root Dance.

Photo by Katy O'Dell Photography.