Sarah Kawahara is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer. She won an Emmy Award in 1997 for Scott Hamilton Upside Down and was the first skater to win the Best Choreography Emmy. She won her second Emmy in 2002 for choreographing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics. She joined the Ice Capades at age 17 and skated with them for seven years. She currently lives in California. Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. ...

Movies she has choreographed for

• Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory is a 2007 sports comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck and starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, and Jenna Fischer. ...

TV specials she has choreographed

• 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

Touring shows she has choreographed

• 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

Holiday on Ice is a touring ice show currently produced by Joop van den Endes Stage Holding Entertainment Group. ... Stars on Ice is a touring figure skating show produced by IMG. It was originally conceived in 1986 as a vehicle for IMG client Scott Hamilton, who had been released from his contract with Ice Capades. ... The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. ... Champions on Ice is a touring ice show in the United States produced by Tom Collins Enterprises. ...

Skaters she has choreographed programs for

• 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

Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist known for his originality and engaging on-ice personalities. ... Browning skates during the 2000 Stars on Ice tour Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a prominent Canadian figure skater who was extremely popular during the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Ilia Alexandrovich Kulik (born May 23, 1977 in Moscow, Russia) is an Olympic figure skating champion. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Michelle Kwan Michelle Kwan (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Gwāan Wihngsāan; born July 7, 1980), is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. ... Kristi Yamaguchi Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American figure skater. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Robin Cousins was a British figure skater who won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... John Curry (1949-1994) was a British figure skater who won the Olympic and World Championships in 1976. ... Born March 30, 1967 in Hollywood, CA Known as Bowman the Showman, figure skater Christopher Bowman was a two-time winner of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. ... Surya Bonaly Surya Bonaly (born December 15, 1973) is a French professional figure skater, born in Nice, France. ... Categories: People stubs | 1976 births | Chinese figure skaters | Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics | Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics ... Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham, Massachusetts) is a two-time Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion. ... Tai Reina Babilonia (born 1960) is a U.S. figure skater, the partner of Randy Gardner. ... Randy Gardner holds the Guinness world record for the longest period of time a human being has gone without sleep. ... Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Gordeeva (born May 28, 1971) is an Olympic and world figure skating champion. ... Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (February 4, 1967 - November 20, 1995, Lake Placid, New York, United States) was an Olympic and World figure skating champion. ... Oksana Baiul (Ukrainian: ), born November 16, 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (then the Soviet Union), is a professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. ... Marina Klimova (born June 28th, 1966) is a Russian figure skater in Ice dancing. ... Sergei Vladilenovich Ponomarenko (Russian: ) (born October 6th, 1960) is a Russian figure skater in ice dancing. ... Petrenko skates in 2002. ... Qing Pang (born December 24, 1979 in Harbin, China) is an Chinese figure skater. ... Jian Tong (born August 15, 1979 in Harbin, China) is an Chinese figure skater. ... Beatrisa Bebe Liang (born March 31, 1988 in Tarzana, California), is an American figure skater. ...

References

• GoldenSkate interview

External link

• Sarah Kawahara at the Internet Movie Database