09/01/2026
Meet Miss Sarah! Sarah Zhang has been dancing for over 20 years and is passionate about helping students build strong technique, confidence, and a lifelong love of dance. She trained at the Colorado Conservatory of Dance under the direction of Julia Wilkinson Manley, and has attended prestigious summer intensives at The Washington School of Ballet in 2015 and Houston Ballet Academy in 2016. She has performed in various ballet and contemporary works by choreographers such as Trey McIntyre, Dominic Walsh, Garrett Ammon, Dawn Fay, and Mary Margaret Holt, among others.
She graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in Brain and Behavioral Sciences and a minor in Dance. While at Purdue, she choreographed and performed in student-run dance productions, as well as founded and served as president of the Ballet Club. She has taught ballet, pointe, jazz, and contemporary to students of all ages, from young beginners to advanced dancers. Following college, she joined the Entertainment team at Walt Disney World, where she continued to pursue her passion for performance. Sarah believes dance should be accessible to everyone and is committed to fostering a positive and curiosity-driven environment.
Outside the studio, Sarah is pursuing a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Virginia Tech after earning her MSc in Neuroscience from the University of Oxford. She strives to combine her backgrounds in dance and neuroscience to better inform her approach to movement and wellbeing. She is committed to helping dancers build strong technical foundations while encouraging creativity and self-expression. We are so excited to have her back for her third year!🩷
