Sarah Steben is a Montreal based dancer, educator and choreographer who began her journey at the age of 15 years old. Her passion for hip-hop was sparked when she first saw Montreal b-boy crew Illmatic Styles battling. She stumbled upon “Studio A” where she was lucky enough to grow up alongside passionate dancers and choreographers for many years. She became a part of the all-female, two-time world champion crew Extreme and then later Aftermath. On these crews she was able to travel to Germany, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, San Diego and across Canada to train, compete and perform.
Her crew-mates inspired and pushed her to search for more within dance and from there Sarah decided to pursue dance as a career while completing her bachelor’s degree at Concordia University. After graduating, she dedicated all her time and energy into professional dance.
Sarah is an Alumni of Monsters Dance (Various), Motivating Excellence (Rhapsody James), School.ed (Marty Kudelka), and a member of Creation Global (Chicago Footwork). She values training, knowledge, culture, and history. Sarah has learned from local pioneers and pillars in Montreal like Marvin Baptiste (House), Alexandra “Spicey” Landé (Hip-Hop), Axelle “Ebony” Munzero & Martine “Cherry” Bruneau (Waacking), and many more. She’s learned and trained under Chonique Sneed, Nappytabs, Luther Brown, Luam, Nick Demoura, Kevin Maher and many other Los Angeles based choreographers. She is currently still training in hip-hop, house and Chicago Footwork, and will always have a love for commercial choreography.
Sarah has been able to work as a choreographer and dancer throughout her career. She has danced and choreographed for artists like Brittany Kennell, Stephen Voyce and Alicia Moffet. She has made TV appearances on shows like SYTYCD Canada, La Voix, Star Académie, and En Direct de L’Univers. She has danced in music videos for artists like The Kills, Tiesto, and Céline Dion. Sarah was also a featured dancer on Pixar’s Trolls 2: World Tour choreographed by Marty Kudelka.
Sarah decided to create a training experience for dancers in Montreal who want to be able to refine their skills. As the director and founder of Moving Beyond Dance (est. 2019), Sarah values skill building before job credits and the search for depth within artistry – in hopes that the next generation of dancers continues to push boundaries while respecting the foundation of the cultures they participate in.
Since creating Moving Beyond, Sarah has produced, directed, and choreographed a full-length dance film called Point of View.
