Sarah Goody is an international aerial artist based in Berlin, Germany, where she has called home since 2004. She divides her time between intensive periods of research, training, and development in the circus arts, and sharing that knowledge through coaching, teaching, and workshops.
A late bloomer, so to speak, to circus, Sarah gave up her career as a Master Pastry Chef at 32 to devote herself fully to her training and performing. Aerial Silks was her first acrobatic love, captivating her imagination with its endless variations and lyrical qualities. Then, corde lisse (aerial rope) entered her life, fueling an intensely passionate relationship that continues unabated to this day. Her curiosity and love for all things aerial-related eventually led her to explore other apparatuses such as the aerial hoop, twin loops, aerial hammock, and static cloud swing.
A master of disguise and playfulness, Sarah feels just as comfortable on stage—and in the air—challenging gender norms through satire, as she does in delivering a breathtaking moment of poesy and elegance.
For more than 15 years, Sarah made regular pilgrimages to India to immerse herself in the study of its sports and culture—Yoga, Bharatanatyam (Classical Indian dance), Banethi (traditional Indian Martial Arts), and Mallakhamb (traditional Indian Gymnastics on vertical rope and pole)—and most recently, to offer professional training in aerial acrobatics at studios and retreats throughout the subcontinent.
Sarah’s passion lies in both the choreographic and technical aspects of aerial arts, specifically: sequencing and transitions; exploring movement, character, and form; deconstructing tricks; understanding and overcoming the body’s struggle against gravity; and the knowledge and power of functional anatomy.
Sarah is the former Head Trainer of the Aerial Arts department at the performing arts school “Die Etage” and a former Circus Arts Manager for Tui Cruises and their fleet “Mein Schiff.”
In the summer of 2020, she created the company and brand “Seil ist Geil” (which translates to “Rope is Awesome”) to provide professional and recreational students of aerial arts with the tools they need to reach their physical and creative goals. She regularly teaches recreational courses and workshops and coaches professional performers and circus trainers.
Sarah is currently focusing on further education in fitness and nutrition. She recently completed a 6-month certification course as a Personal Trainer, Fitness Trainer, and Nutrition Consultant to broaden her client outreach, with a specialized focus on women aged 40 and above who want to improve their fitness and performance levels both in the field and on stage.