Sarah Di Iorio is a Toronto-based dancer and choreographer. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 2018 from Toronto Metropolitan University, graduating with distinction. During her final year in school she was the recipient of the Nadia Potts Heart and Soul Scholarship Award, an award given to a fourth year student who has shown genuine passion, drive, and leadership in the arts. Alongside her University training, Sarah has trained with ProArteDanza, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and in Kenny Pearl’s Emerging Artist Program, connecting with a variety of artists and choreographers from around the world. Before graduating, Sarah spent time abroad in Greece, taking part in the creation and performance of a show that premiered on the islands of Hydra and Poros.

Since then, her career has taken off, performing in renowned dance festivals such as Jacobs Pillow, Le Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur, and Fall for Dance North. She spent six months touring Red Sky Performance’s Dora Award winning work, Trace, across North America, and has locally showcased her talent in works by Angela Blumberg, Hanna Kiel, Canadian Stage/Dusk Dances, and Little Pear Garden. Sarah’s passion for creation has been shared through her choreographic voice and leadership while in residency for professional and pre-professional artists in Toronto. Her newest creation, Meet You At The Surface, recently made its debut in the Night Shift 2024 festival, co-presented by Citadel + Compagnie and Fall For Dance North. Currently, Sarah is working as a Principal Dancer in Schafer’s Labyrinth, a dance film created and directed by Barbara Willis Sweete and choreographed by Angela Blumberg. She will also be touring ProArteDanza’s The 9th! across Ontario Januaray 29th -February 7th, 2025.

Sarah has worked alongside Kenny Pearl as his demonstrator and assistant at Toronto Metropolitan University and Dance Arts Institute. She is also a returning guest artist at multiple arts high schools across the GTA- including Cawthra Park, Iona, and Alexander Mackenzie- teaching classes in multiple dance styles, and choreographing pieces for each school’s Spring show. At Cawthra Park she even had the pleasure of choreographing their winter musical “Something Rotten”. Sarah has always had a passion for passing on her knowledge and love for dance, whether that be through her teaching styles, or choreographic voice.