Announcing: Sarah Lane, School of Ballet RI Director
Renowned Artist Sarah Lane
to Become
School Director of Ballet RI
Ballet RI is pleased to announce that world-renowned dancer, teacher, coach and rehearsal director Sarah Lane will become the next Director of the School of Ballet RI, taking on a major artistic role as the leading dance educator at the organization.
Lane, a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theater, has performed extensively as an international guest artist with ballet companies around the world.
She will take on the role of School Director overseeing the education arm of the leading dance institution in the region, with more than 350 enrolled students annually, more than 70 scheduled weekly classes during the academic year, and 25 faculty members with a broad range of styles and backgrounds.
Lane will begin September 1, 2023, prior to the start of fall classes.
In addition to her 18-year tenure with American Ballet Theater, Lane has performed as an international guest artist with major ballet companies around the world.
A native of San Francisco, Lane is the recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace award, the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts, a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach specializing in Hormone Health, an alumna of the Harvard Crossover into Business program, and is completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
She has been featured in Dance Teacher, Glamour, Elle, Pulp, Interview, Timeout, Dance, and Pointe magazines and performed as the dance and body double for Natalie Portman in the movie Black Swan.
Read the full announcement and learn more about Sarah at the links below!