ZEHNDER DANCE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/ CHOREOGRAPHER/ DANCER
SARAH ZEHNDER (she/her) is a MA-and-NY-based dance artist. Her choreographic research, rooted in feminism, aims to challenge, question, and empower, forming relationships that evoke emotion and attention to women’s experiences and stories.
Zehnder’s choreographic work has been produced internationally, performing in such prestigious festivals as Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, the American Dance Guild Festival, Reverb International Dance Festival, Florence Summer Dance (Florence, Italy), Pasadena Dance Festival, DUMBO Dance Festival, the Solo/Duo Festival, the MAD Festival, Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival, the Women in Dance Project (New York City and Chicago), the Versatility Dance Festival (Colorado and Chicago), the Evening of Contemporary Dance Performance Series (NYC), Utica Dance Festival, and Buffalo Dance festival. Her work has been presented at Dixon Place, Ailey Citigroup Theatre, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, Gowanus Arts, Triskelion Arts, 92nd Y, Greenspace, and the Center for Performance Research (CPR). Subsequently, she was awarded the Bossak/Heibron Charitable Foundation grant to support her research as well as a space residency at Chen Dance Center. Zehnder was also awarded the Appleton Grant as well as a Choreographic Fellowship from Mass Cultural Council to support the creation Permeating Voices that Linger, in collaboration with composer/vocalist Alexandra Ludwig. Most recently, she was awarded a Research Fellowship through the Jacob's Pillow College Partnership Program for 2023-2024 to support her feminist research.
Furthermore, she has shared her choreographic vision as a Guest Artist at Dance New Amsterdam, Gibney Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, Santa Monica College, Grand Canyon University, Scottsdale Community College, SUNY Brockport, Bowling Green State University, University of Toledo, Glendale Community College, University of Northern Colorado, and Queens College. Zehnder currently serves as director of dance at Springfield College.
Meet the Artists
Dancer
Angelina Cohen
Angelina Cohen is a Massachusetts-based movement artist interested in dance as a means of release, resistance, and discovery, as it relates to human experience, connection, and potential. She began her training with Mystic Ballet, dancing in their pre-professional program and joining them on tour in Serbia in 2019, before going on to earn her B.A. in Dance and Psychology from Springfield College. Angelina has had the pleasure of performing works by Monica Bill Barnes, Tatianna Desardouin, Darrell Grand Moultrie, and Didy Veldman, as well as a solo created collaboratively with David Dorfman. She joined Zehnder Dance in 2022, and since then has been honored to perform at prestigious venues and festivals including Jacob’s Pillow, the American Dance Guild Festival at the Ailey Citigroup Theatre, DUMBO Dance Festival, WAXworks at Triskelion Arts, The Evening of Contemporary Dance Performance Series (NYC), the Versatility Dance Festival, KoDaFe, and the Women in Dance Leadership Conference. In addition to her work with Zehnder Dance, Angelina is a trainee with Boston-based KAIROS Dance Theater, as well as a teacher at Velocity Dance Company.
Dancer
Harper Tanguay
Harper Tanguay is a Massachusetts-raised dancer with 20 years of experience. Until the age of 18, she trained in ballet and contemporary dance at Mass Ballet and MetroWest Dance Academy, studying the Royal Academy of Dance and completing examinations. In 2024, she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in both Dance and Movement Studies and Psychological Sciences from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. During her college experience she was given the opportunity to travel abroad to study Balinese Dance at Mekar Bhuana in Bali, Indonesia. After graduating, Harper joined Boston Dance Theater’s Trainee Program for the year 2025 under the direction of Jessie Jeanne Stinnet. She trained alongside the company studying works by Jessie Jeanne Stinnet, Alessandro Sousa Pereira, Itzik Galili and had the privilege of performing works by Daniel Navarro Lorenzo, Beth Twigs, Taylor Graham and Jerimy Rivera. In 2025, she joined BoSoma Dance Company and is now currently in her second season. This is her first season with Zehnder Dance since joining in the fall of 2026.
Dancer
Emmi Small
Emmi Small is a Boston-based contemporary dance artist. She recently relocated to Boston after four seasons performing with Resilience Dance Company and Ballet 314, of St. Louis, MO. Emmi has performed with Kairos Dance Theater, St. Louis Dance Theatre, Newport Contemporary Ballet, Novum Dance Collective, and Emily Duggins Dance Project. She’s had the pleasure of performing in works by Shannon Gillen and Jason Cianciulli of VIM VIGOR, David Dorfman, Mike Esperanza, Annie Rigney, Kia Smith, Rosanna Tavarez, Miki Ohlsen, Danielle Genest, Victoria Lynn Awkward, and Cassie Wang. Her choreography has been produced by St. Louis Contemporary Dance Festival, Newport Dance Festival, Resilience Dance Company, the St. Louis Dance Theatre trainee program, and MADCO’s Dare to Dance. She spends her time choreographing, teaching dance & Pilates, swimming in the ocean, staying up too late with her favorite people, and seeing live music. This is her first season with Zehnder Dance since joining in the fall of 2026.
Dancer
Samantha Cammuso
Samantha Cammuso was born and raised in Syracuse, NY where she currently lives. She has been working with Zehnder Dance since 2016 performing in various venues including Jacob’s Pillow, Triskelion Arts, Dumbo Dance Festival, Green Space, Springfield College among others. Attending Suny Brockport State University of New York she received her BFA in Dance and her B.S in Health science. Samantha also had the opportunity to perform and study dance overseas at the University of Stavanger located in Norway. Samantha has been a member of many Professional Dance Teams including ‘Cuse City Dancers, The Syracuse Silver Knights Dance Team, The Stallions Dance Team and The Syracuse Strong Dance Team.