SARINA SIMONELLI

JAZZ & POM

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Sarina Simonelli is a dedicated dancer, choreographer, and performer currently pursuing her BFA in Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is also a member of the University of Wisconsin Dance Team. With extensive training in ballet, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, pom and acro, she brings a strong technical foundation and creative vision to every performance.  

Sarina’s dance journey began at a young age, including six years in a pre-professional company. In high school, she was a four-year varsity dance team member, where she contributed choreography for halftime performances and competition routines, helping her team earn conference and sectional championships multiple years. Now at the collegiate level, she competes in jazz and pom at UDA Nationals in the D1A category and serves on her team’s choreography committee.  Sarina has a deep love for dance team performance and how it blends musicality, artistry, athleticism, synchronicity, and teamwork, creating a dynamic and powerful expression of movement that unites dancers in both precision and passion.  During her studio competition career, Sarina earned multiple titles and top placements for her self-choreographed solos at both regional and national competitions. Her work is known for its emotional depth, creativity, musicality, and technical excellence.  

Beyond her performances, Sarina is deeply committed to mentorship and dance education. She is actively involved in Athlete to Athlete Mentorship, guiding dancers aspiring to make collegiate teams through the recruitment process and ensuring they have technical readiness to achieve their goals.  Her confidence and dedication to aspiring dancers is rooted in her time as a National Prodigy for NRG Dance Project where Sarina traveled the country as a convention assistant working alongside renowned industry professionals, assisting in training young dancers and further developing her own artistry.  Equally committed to her own growth, Sarina loves taking dance trips to LA, where she is immersed in the dynamic, fast-paced world of commercial dance. Learning from top industry choreographers, she refines her versatility, performance quality, and ability to adapt to innovative movement styles.

With a deep love for movement and storytelling, Sarina continues to cultivate her dynamic choreographic voice, bringing passion, creativity, and innovation to every project she undertakes.  Her deep connection to dance drives her to inspire the same passion in her dancers, creating performances that resonate with audiences—whether captivating adjudicators at competitions or energizing spectators during sideline and timeout routines!