25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
25 years ago I was in the right place at the right time. I was in my favorite city, San Francisco, I was about to become an apprentice with one of the world’s best ballet companies, @sfballet, and I was given the opportunity to audition for and then portray the role of #jodysawyer in the movie #Centerstage. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this movie would have the impact that it has. It shaped the course of my life. And I learned this past weekend that it has moved more people than I realized. Almost 25 years to the exact last day of filming Center Stage I had the absolute honor to attend @sfdancefilmfest screening of the film at the Herbst theater in San Francisco co-presented by my former company, @sfballet. Everyone in attendance was there to celebrate not just the movie, but also dance and the power of art. The divine @ladycamden whipped the crowd into a state of fervor I was truly not prepared for and I felt a swell of love from the audience that I will never in my life forget. We make art hoping that someone somewhere will see it and feel a stir within themselves that validates the countless hours of anguish in our pursuit. But to still feel the ripples of that affirmation 25 years later is astounding. I will carry the flutters you all gave me on the stage of the Herbst theater in my pocket for the rest of my life. Thank you to the luminous @garenscribner for creating the most magnificent homecoming for me and the film. Thank you to the San Francisco Dance Film Festival for making the evening possible. Thank you to everyone who attended and said the lines aloud, and sang the songs and tapped the choreography and went on the journey with all of those young dancers. Thank you to @sonypictures for taking the risk on an unknown dancer for the role, I owe my path to that gamble. Thank you to patrons of the arts everywhere. (and thank you to those who have actually read this very long-winded message) 📸: @reneffolsonproductions 👗: The exquisite @peggyhartanto Whose pieces always make me feel special. 🎤: Fantastic Q&A by the wonderful @tonybravosf
Last week in #sincity with my primate family. Plus a very special guest star… #12monkeys #STLV #startrek #commanderriker
Last week in #sincity with my primate family. Plus a very special guest star… #12monkeys #STLV #startrek #commanderriker
Last week in #sincity with my primate family. Plus a very special guest star… #12monkeys #STLV #startrek #commanderriker
Join me on September 13th in San Francisco at the Herbst Theater to view my first legitimate acting job ever: #Centerstage San Francisco Dance Film Festival will present a screening of the film followed by a Q&A with me and our host @ladycamden moderated by @sfchronicle @tonybravosf I haven’t seen the movie in over two decades. Yikes! Let’s all get together and dance the **** outta it! (#IYKYK)
Come join me in my old hood #sanfrancisco on Friday, September 13th with @sfdancefilmfest for a special screening of #centerstage The following day I will be teaching an ‘Acting for Dancers’ workshop. Check out @sfdancefilmfest for more details! Joining me: @ladycamden Chatting with me: @tonybravosf
Join Miami Film Festival and Jody Sawyer herself, Amanda Schull, in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 2000 cult classic dance film Center Stage on April 6th! A rare screening with an extended conversation?! Get your pointe shoes ready!
Actress Amanda Schull celebrates 25 anniversary of the classic film Center Stage! during Miami Film Festival 2025
Actress Amanda Schull celebrates 25 anniversary of the classic film Center Stage! during Miami Film Festival 2025
Actress Amanda Schull celebrates 25 anniversary of the classic film Center Stage! during Miami Film Festival 2025
As you wait in anticipation for tomorrow’s screening of “Center Stage”, make sure you catch the fantastic conversation between the film’s star Amanda Schull and Josephine Lee of The Pointe Shop at @thepointeshop. There are so many gems in the interview, including this one where Amanda describes how embodying a character completely can help alleviate onstage nerves. Don’t miss your chance to learn more from Amanda this weekend at her “Acting for Dancers” workshop taking place both in person AND online! This workshop will help dancers find individual choices that can lead them toward creating unique takes on classic roles and will also discuss other forms of acting for stage and camera. The workshop takes place this Saturday, September 14 from 12:30-4:30pm at Smuin Center for Dance and is sponsored by Smuin Contemporary Ballet. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and sign up.
Join me in Miami this weekend for a little #cannedheat at a screening of #Centerstage with post-film chat at the Miami Film Festival! Chassé down memory lane with me Sunday, April 6th, 1pm at the Regal South Beach. Link to the event in bio. #MiamiFF 📸: @barrywetcher
