About KODA Contemporary Ballet's Directors
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ABOUT AIDAN KOHLES-WOLF
Aidan Wolf began her dance career at the age of three in Colorado. In 2015 Aidan completed her training at the Colorado Ballet Academy to then accept merit scholarships to study as a trainee at the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. She spent her summers with Belliston Ballet, Kinetic Arts Dance, Artistic Fusion, Sweatshop, MODAS, Joffrey NYC & LA, Francisco Gella, SONDER, and Complexions.
Aidan then began her professional career with Arch Ballet in Manhattan, New York, and taught for Virginia Beach Ballet Academy prior to joining Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company. She spent the next 4 seasons with Complexions working and touring performing work set by choreographers such as Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, and Jae Man Joo across the United States as well as throughout Israel, Latvia, and Germany. Following this, she was casted to perform with the Queer The Ballet at the Joyce Theatre in 2023.
Aidan most recently spent the spring season as a company artist with Zikr Dance Ensemble and has just recently concluded her third season with Vitacca Ballet as a company artist performing work by artists such as Garrett Smith, Alana Jones, Micaela Taylor, Beth Twigs, Cherice Barton, Sean Carmon, Tina Bohnstedt, Helene Simoneau and others. Aidan is also the current Studio Company director with Vitacca Ballet School and has aired both student and professional choreography across several platforms with Vitacca Ballet, Vdanse, Studio G, The Woodlands Ballet Academy, and others, premiering top placing works at YAGP, ADC/IBC, and across several additional local and national performative competitions.
Most recently, Aidan has been named the new Artist Development Director at The Dance Barre and is Co-Director, Co-Founder, dancer, and choreographer for KODA contemporary ballet company and looks forward to the upcoming performances, choreographic creations, and students of the new season, being guided under her extensive knowledge and experience..
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ABOUT SARAH KOHLES-WOLF
Sarah Kohles-Wolf began her career as a competition dancer with Essex Dance Academy, soon transferring to The Dance Academy of North Jersey under Jason Luks which further allowed her to build her reputation within concert and commercial dance. She soon became a versatile figure in the New York dance scene and furthered her education and eventual graduation with the Joffrey Ballet School, specializing in ballet, contemporary, and jazz. There she trained in the school’s Contemporary & Jazz Pre-Professional Program and supplemented the refinement of her artistry through intensives with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
Sarah had began her performance career at an early age, appearing with the Dizzy Feet Foundation in Hollywood, California, under the direction of Nigel Lythgoe which allowed her to expand to greater platforms under guidance of world renowned artists such as Jason Luks, Angelica Stiskin, Michael Waldrop, Phil Orsano, Bradley Shelver, Kelby Brown, Terk Lewis, Nijawwon Matthews, Jaclyn Walsh, Stacey Tookey, Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson and many others.
In 2022, she launched her professional career and went on to perform with Complexions Contemporary Ballet for just under two seasons before appearing at the Joyce Theater as an artist with Queer the Ballet.
Alongside her performance career, Sarah is deeply dedicated to mentorship and dance education. As the former Director of the Vitacca Artists Performance Company, she continues to guide students and create choreographed works presented at prestigious competitions and events including YAGP, ADC/IBC, and YAGP Finals Houston. She has also been a consistent staff member of The Woodlands Ballet Academy, V Danse, and most recently, The Dance Barre.
Sarah Kohles-Wolf is currently the Co-Founder, Co-Artistic Director, and Company Artist of KODA Contemporary Ballet and looks forward to the upcoming season brimming with potential for students, dancers, and choreographers alike!
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