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        A native of Indiana, Sara attended the Fort Wayne Ballet Academy, and eventually joined their professional company where she performed more than forty lead roles in classical and contemporary ballets.  During her tenure at Fort Wayne Ballet she also served as faculty, and in 1993 was promoted to Artist-In-Residence and Director of Outreach. In 1995, Sara was named Resident Choreographer and Associate Interim Artistic Director.  She won the Monticello Award for outstanding choreography at the 1996 Mid-States Regional Dance Association Festival and, as a result, attended the RDA National Choreography Conference on full scholarship.

         After relocating to Newark, Delaware, Sara founded Mid-Atlantic Ballet in 1997.  She quickly developed Mid-Atlantic Ballet into a highly successful non-profit training school and company for pre-professional dancers.  Her choreography for Mid-Atlantic Ballet included a variety of mixed-repertoire, as well as evening-length ballets including: Alice in Wonderland, The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Swan Lake, The Firebird, Paquita, and The Fantastic Toyshop.  In addition to her direction of Mid-Atlantic Ballet, some of Sara’s volunteer projects have included: founding and serving as president of Dance Delaware, serving on the Governor's Performing Arts Committee, serving as a juror for the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, and directing the Delaware Dance Festival seven times.  In 2001, she was honored to be named Established Professional Choreography Fellow by the Delaware Division of the Arts.

       In 2007, Sara announced her plans to step-down as Artistic Director at the end of Mid-Atlantic Ballet’s 10^th Anniversary Season.  She now enjoys her new career as a “Mompreneur” – caring for her family and running her ballet accessories business, Pointe Snaps. Sara continues to accept free-lance work as a ballet guest teacher and choreographer.  She is currently serving as Guest Faculty at the New American Youth Ballet.