sarAika

Movement Collective

Artists for the future

All photos are by BeccaVision unless mentioned.

What we offer

Perform our works at your event

We’ve performed for over 40 events throughout NYC and broadly since 2021.

Create your work

Commision. 
We do commit to maximize your company’s artistry and dancers abilities.

Model for your arts

For students to professional artists.
From basic line to complexed shape.
Your artistry × our artistry

Share our methodology

sarAika methodology is a self exploration that explores the daily range of movement of body and mind with floorwork, improvisation skills, story telling, conceptual art and street style influences.

WHAT'S NEXT?

sarAika regular classes

Every Monday 4:00~5:30pm by Sara
Every Tuesday 5:30~7:00pm by Aika
@ GRAMERCY DANCE STUDIOS
122 E 25th Street. Manhattan, NY 10010

In this class, sarAika will share their discoveries and analysis of the use of the body through a warm-up that focuses on increasing the space of the joints while stretching. Followed by exercises that contain floor work foundation & guided choreography which leads to fluid and dynamic movements.  sarAika in this class aims to introduce diverse ways to use the body in space and new awareness of approach of movements in our bodies, applying joints fluidity allowing to dance wider and in your organic way.

Our mission

Make art about and for humans, facilitating their process of finding more freedom and possibilities in themselves, through our movements, words, and passion. 

About us

Sara Pizzi

Choreographer, dancer, director,

conceptual artist

Sara Pizzi (she/her) is a dancer, choreographer, conceptual artist and director from Italy. In 2020, Sara defined her creative space S|R|P|Z collaborating with local artists in order to achieve her goal of creating art as a non-activist documentary of this world to explain what it should be changed, to give some possibilities of change and create space of reflection. 

Aika Takeshima

Dance artist, choreographer,

DEI practitioner

Aika Takeshima(she/her) is a dance artist, choreographer, DEI practitioner and co-director of sarAika movement collective from Japan. She is also a founder of “LIVABALL”, a DEI (Diversity Inclusion Equity) consultant. She creates dance works and advocates for a more inclusive society for her ultimate goal; to help people find more freedom and possibilities in themselves, aiming to make the society more livable to all.

Our team

Faustine Lavie

dancer

Mayu Nakaya

dancer

Haley Morgan

Dancer, Administrater & Marketer

Maitlin Jordan

Dancer

Arianna Wellmoney

Actoress

REBECCA MARCELA OVIATT/BECCAVISION

PHOTO&VIDEOGRAPHER

Carol Prud’homme Davis

RESIDENCY ARTIST

What others are saying about our past works

Contribution for us means

sarAika’s mission is to help people find freedom and possibilities in themselves using our movements, words, and passion.
We are devoted to solidifying a community which involves artists, non-artists, minorities and young artists.
If you want to be part of the creation of this community of healing through art, we’ll be glad to have your support and donation.Any small or large donation is greatly appreciated and fundamental to the realization of this project. Your support will assist the realization of our dreams, the empowerment of the dance community, and the longevity of dance.

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