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Sarah Kawahara

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Sarah Kawahara (born September 18, 1954) is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer who has won two Emmy Awards.

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Sarah Kawahara
Born (1954-09-18) September 18, 1954 (age 70)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupations
  • Figure skater
  • choreographer
SpouseJamie Alcroft
Children3, including Hayley
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Personal life

Born September 18, 1954 in Vancouver, Canada, 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 was a coach and choreographer for the film I, Tonya[5][6] and for the television series Spinning Out.[7]

Work as a choreographer

Films

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

Skaters

References

External links

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