Sarah Swenson is the Artistic Director and principal choreographer of Long Beach-based Vox Dance Theatre. As a neo-modern artist, Sarah is committed to the values of historical modern dance while using them in new ways, and seeks to engage the audience in thought as well as feeling. She was the rehearsal director of the Alvin Ailey Student Performance Group, and taught the Lester Horton technique and performance skills at the Alvin Ailey School in New York City for seven years. She received her MFA from CSULB in 2000, and has taught and performed throughout the United States, Asia and the Middle East. She is currently a lecturer at California State University, Long Beach, and also works with post-modern mavericks Simone Forti and Rudy Perez in Los Angeles.