Over the last several years, Sandstrom has distinguished herself as Seattle’s most intense & riveting performer. More recently she has proven herself a choreographer capable of bringing this         intensity to her own work.

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         Seattle Magazine                                           
                   September 2009
           Spotlight Award winner 
 
                                                           
                       photo Steve Korn                                                                      Ellie Sandstrom 
                    read the article here                                                          is chosen as one of the
                                                                                                  "cultural Leaders" of Seattle in a new   
                                                                                                                   coffee table/photography book by Chase Jarvis

"Ellie Sandstrom,                                                                                                                                               always a powerful mover,
is a lioness pacing her cage here as she repeats and repeats her phrases. Rather than lulling us into complacency,
she makes us twitch in our seats at her relentless attention, waiting for another shoe to drop." Sandra Kurtz / Dance Magazine


"...Ellie Sandstrom, a dancer of powerful technique, knife-sharp execution, and expressive gesture..."
Suzanne Beal / Seattle Weekly


"Ellie Sandstrom is fierce enough to intimidate the viewer; even to the back rows of the theater she demands our attention, but her intensity is never mean. She dances with integrity, etching her outline on our retinas."
Sandra Kurtz / Dance Magazine



"Dancer Ellie Sandstrom, one of the standouts in this accomplished group,
brings strong overarching athleticism to her parts..."
Stacey Levine / Seattle P.I.
  

                                                                                                                                         
"Ellie Sandstrom was especially fierce, vibrating alone onstage and daring the audience to look away."
Sandra Kurtz / Pointe Magazine