Mind & Body in Collective Harmony
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SARAH & TEAM
Sarah and the Team at Harmony Collective, have a passion for artistic sports and dance. Dance, cheerleading, gymnastics, ice skating and synchronized swimming are among the artistic sports that we serve. Our practitioners know the ins and outs of the artistic training lifestyle, and, the mental demands involved with such intensive physical training. After years of helping dancers and athletes master their side aerials and backhandsprings we noticed that mental problems cannot always be cured with physical work. Mental problems need to be resolved with mental work. Through building a strong relationship to self, increasing confidence, adjusting our mindset and enhancing learning with skill specific visualization our online courses help dancers and athletes finally land that aerial or recover from their mental block. Our programs are accessible online from anywhere and are self-paced programs. We offer physical services as well and travel worldwide. Unlock your acrodance and artistic sport potential today.
Program Head
TRAINING & EDUcATION
Sarah reis
AcroDance Specialist 25yrs
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
- Masters Degree Education/Coaching (UVic)
- Doctorate Educational Leadership - 2yrs (USEA)
- Certified Counsellor (VCCT)
- Bachelors Degree Kinesiology (UFV)
- Bachelors Degree Education (SFU)
- Associates Degree Psychology (UFV)
- BC Ministry of Education - Teacher Training (SFU)
- Bachelors Degree Dance (SFU)
- Sports Science Diploma (DC)
- ​Alixia Flexibility Certified
- Certified Personal Trainer
- Acrobatic Arts Module Three / PreSchool
- Canadian Dance Teachers Association - Acro
- Pain Free Performance Specialist
- National Coaching Certification Program
- Level 3 Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Acrobatic Arts Examiner - Course Conductor - ​
Sarah reis
Sarah holds bachelor’s degrees in Contemporary Dance, Education, Psychology and Kinesiology. She completed her Master’s degree in Coaching Sciences researching in skill acquisition at the University of Victoria which lead her into doctoral research in Dance Sciences and Educational Leadership. Sarah’s research interests include motor development, skill acquisition and safety of AcroDance teaching methodology. Sarah presented research on spinal health in contortion work at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science. After 20 years of university, Sarah thought she was finished with formalized studies, but the arrival of the pandemic Sarah felt drawn to support dancers better through more education and work in mental health. Already having a background in Psychology Sarah entered the field of counselling and is now a certified counsellor through VCCT.
With an interest in the creative opportunities’ life provides Sarah has choreographed AcroDance lines and productions across Canada and Australia. She is a certified teacher in acrobatics through the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (CDTA) and is a level three coach in women’s artistic gymnastics with the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). Sarah holds a teaching license with the BC Ministry of Education in the specialty of Performing Arts and Physical Education and spent some time teaching in the school district. Sarah has an entrepreneurial spirit owning several dance related businesses and events in addition to Harmony Collective Acrobatics which provides injury rehabilitation, flexibility and conditioning programs for artistic athletes. As an academic in the dance sphere Sarah has spent the last decade presenting at various universities, dance conventions and conferences worldwide and can also be seen presenting live from Los Angeles with CLI Studios. Sarah works as a contractor as an examiner and course conductor with Acrobatic Arts.
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Sarah is the Harmony Collective program head and works with guest practitioners that contribute to our services, programs and online courses. ​
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