Sarah Lapp-Bourne (she/her)

Co-founder / Board President

Sarah (she/her) is a dancer and artistic consultant with a physical disability.

She is an Associate Artist and Co-Founder of All Bodies Dance Project. In 2018, Sarah relocated to the Okanagan where she continues to mentor, choreograph and consult for disability arts and inclusive dance projects.

Sarah has attended several workshops and intensives including: Candoco Dance Company Teacher Training (UK) and Stopgap Dance Company Responsive Teaching Practice & Developing Diverse Dance Talent workshop (UK), AXIS Dance Company Summer Intensive and Physically Integrated Teacher Training (California) Canadian Inclusive Dance Teacher Training (AB) DanceAbility Day with Alito Alessi (Oregon), and dance classes with Naomi Brand (BC).

Having experienced the benefits of inclusive dance Sarah strives to empower others to discover the best of their own capabilities through the arts.

ID: a photo of Sarah, a white woman with straight, light brown hair. She is smiling at the camera and is wearing a white sleeveless blouse with two large pink flowers printed on it, and white pants. She is sitting in an electric wheelchair. Beside her is her assistance dog, a yellow lab. They are photographed in front of a stone wall with a hedge and flowers in the background.