Sarah Daunt is a dance maker, performer, and educator whose work bridges choreography, performance, and community engagement. As a teaching artist of 20+ years, Sarah teaches dancers of all ages and is passionate about creating welcoming environments where students can develop confidence, creativity, technical skill, and their own artistic voice. Her background in early childhood education informs her teaching philosophy, emphasizing exploration, curiosity, and individual growth. Sarah continues to pursue professional development to strengthen her teaching practice. Most recently, she completed Boston Ballet’s Adaptive Dance Teacher Training, expanding her skills in creating accessible and inclusive dance experiences for students of diverse abilities.
Sarah’s formative dance training began in classical ballet under Karena Brock-Carlyle, former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre. She also trained at the Washington School of Ballet and attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts, where she continued her ballet training and was introduced to modern and jazz.
Sarah creates performances for both live and screen-based audiences that explore connection, storytelling, and the shared experience of movement. She is particularly interested in collaborating with artists across distances through digital platforms and in using digital archives to document and preserve dance.
Sarah has worked professionally with Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, Habit Dance Project (New York), and Jacob’s Pillow (Massachusetts). Her choreography and performances have been presented at The ALT Theatre and Asbury Hall in Buffalo, New York; SCDT; and The Colonial Theatre in Massachusetts.
Sarah holds 300-hour yoga certification, Cecchetti (ballet) Council of America Certification, Boston Ballet Adaptive Dance Level 1
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