Sasha Lazarus, main company member and co-Costume manager, from Delray Beach, Florida, has danced with GDC for five years. Growing up, she trained at Boca Ballet Theatre, under the direction of Jane Tyree and Dan Guin, and at Performance Edge 2, with Ricardo Pena. In 2017, Sasha graduated from The Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, having performed lead roles in works by Margo Sappington, Christopher Huggins, Jennifer Archibald, Meredith Dincolo, Krista Ellensohn, Jan Hanniford, Jennifer Kronenberg, Kenneth Easter, Heather Lescaille, and more.

Sasha completed Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Pre-Professional Program with Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson in 2018, then kicked off her professional career by joining Menlowe Ballet, in Menlo Park, California, from 2018-2020. There, she performed principal roles in works by Michael Lowe, Dennis Nahat, and Donald McKayle.

Sasha has been recognized as a National Young Arts Winner in both Ballet and Modern Dance. During her time with GDC, she has had the opportunity to perform works by Al Blackstone, Ray Leeper, Liz Imperio, Marina Davis, Gus Giordano, Nan Giordano, Roni Koresh, Randy Duncan, Ray Mercer, Brock Clawson, Troy Powell, Kia Smith, Autumn Eckman, Joshua Blake Carter, Adam Houston, and more.

She is certified in all five levels of the Nan Giordano Certification Program® and is proud to be a Teaching Artist at the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet. As a part of GDC’s Jazz Dance/Science & Health Program, she also educates young students in Chicago’s Public Schools. Sasha has choreographed works for Giordano II, the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet, and various other schools across America. Sasha is incredibly grateful to continue to share her lifelong passion for dance onstage and beyond.