Sarah Kawahara


















Sarah Kawahara
Occupation


  • Figure skater

  • choreographer
Spouse(s) Jamie Alcroft
Children 3, including Hayley

Sarah Kawahara is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer who has won two Emmy Awards.




Contents






  • 1 Personal life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Work as a choreographer


    • 3.1 Films


    • 3.2 TV specials


    • 3.3 Touring shows


    • 3.4 Skaters




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Personal life


Kawahara is of Japanese ancestry and lives in California. Her father is Hideo Kawahara (1920/1921-2011).[1] She married actor Jamie Alcroft. They have three children together – Alysse Alcroft, Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft, and Thatcher Alcroft.[2]



Career


Kawahara was coached by Osborne Colson.[3] She joined the Ice Capades at age 17 and skated with them for seven years. In 1997, she became the first skater to win the Best Choreography Emmy Award, receiving the award for Scott Hamilton Upside Down. She won her second Emmy in 2002 for choreographing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics.


Kawahara has choreographed for numerous competitive skaters, including synchronized skaters.[4] She served as a coach and choreographer for the film I, Tonya.[5][6]



Work as a choreographer



Films



  • Blades of Glory

  • Go Figure

  • I, Tonya



TV specials



  • An Evening on Ice

  • Concert on Ice

  • Nancy Kerrigan, Special Dreams on Ice

  • Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan skates to the Music of Mulan

  • Michelle Kwan skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (2000)

  • Michelle Kwan, Princesses on Ice

  • Scott Hamilton and Friends

  • Scott Hamilton Upside Down



Touring shows



  • The Wizard of Oz on Ice

  • The Spirit of Pocohontas

  • Hercules on Ice

  • Anastasia on Ice

  • Holiday on Ice

  • Stars on Ice

  • Ice Capades

  • Champions on Ice

  • Disney on Ice



Skaters



  • Scott Hamilton

  • Kurt Browning

  • Ilia Kulik

  • Michelle Kwan

  • Kristi Yamaguchi

  • Dorothy Hamill

  • Robin Cousins

  • Charlie Tickner

  • John Curry

  • Christopher Bowman

  • Surya Bonaly

  • Chen Lu

  • Nancy Kerrigan


  • Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner


  • Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov

  • Oksana Baiul


  • Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko

  • Victor Petrenko


  • Pang Qing / Tong Jian

  • Beatrisa Liang


  • Miami University Synchronized Skating Team in their World Silver Medal (2007) routine.



References





  1. ^ "Hideo KAWAHARA". Kelowna Capital News. February 21, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Sarah Kawahara: Interview". goldenskate.com. July 3, 2004.


  3. ^ Stevens, Ryan (March 23, 2014). "Interview With Sarah Kawahara". Skate Guard.


  4. ^ "Emmy Award Winner Sarah Kawahara To Work With The RedHawks For A Week". miamiredhawks.com. September 18, 2002. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017.


  5. ^ Elfman, Lois (December 14, 2017). "Kawahara crafts skating magic for 'I, Tonya'". IceNetwork.com.


  6. ^ Marotta, Jenna (December 13, 2017). "Training Margot Robbie to Be 'I, Tonya': Skating Choreographer Sarah Kawahara Tells All". IndieWire.




External links



  • Sarah Kawahara on IMDb










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