Sarah Simon Wolff is an American-born ballet dancer, educator, meditation teacher, and multidisciplinary artist. She serves as the Ballet Director and Ballet Mistress for Legacy Performing Arts Academy, where she leads the ballet division with a focus on classical technique, artistic consistency, and holistic dancer development. She also serves on Legacy’s Advisory Board, helping shape the academy’s broader vision.
 

A graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School, Sarah spent nearly a decade performing with The National Ballet of Canada, dancing soloist and principal roles. She has also performed featured roles with BalletMet (Soloist), Ballet Minnesota, International Classical Ballet (Guest Principal), New York Dance Project, Fenton Ballet Theater, and Traverse City Dance Project, and has guested with Dutch National Ballet and Grand Rapids Ballet.
 

Sarah is currently based in New York City, where she continues her professional performance and as a faculty member at Broadway Dance Center, teaching ballet, recovery, and meditation-based classes.

As a certified Yoga Nidra meditation teacher, she curates holistically beneficial classes that hybridize pilates-based exercises, restorative modalities, meditation, and classical ballet technique. Her approach emphasizes sustainable training — cultivating dancers with strong bodies, clear minds, and deep artistic integrity.

Sarah previously served as Director of the Ballet Program at Company Dance Traverse for four years and as Ballet Master and Co-Rehearsal Director for New York Dance Project, where she coached dancers in technique, repertory, and pre-professional performance preparation.
 

She has a vast catalogue of  original choreographic works including those that have received top honors at Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP):

• First Place Ensemble & Critic’s Choice Award for Fantasiestücke (2021)

• Third Place for Saulé (2021)

• Featured ensemble work Solstice Minuet (2022)

• First Place Ensemble Teen Category for Tempi di Furto at Headliners (2023)
   

Sarah is the recipient of several prestigious honors, including the Patrons’ Council Award of Merit from The National Ballet of Canada, the Peter Dwyer Award of Excellence from Canada’s National Ballet School, the Cecchetti Council of America Ballet Award, and a NYCDA Ballet Scholarship.
 

Known for her musicality, clarity of instruction, and commitment to both tradition and innovation, Sarah continues to bridge her professional stage experience with her classroom — helping the next generation of dancers grow with precision, presence, and purpose.