SARA ADAMS

Featured Roles Since Joining NYCB

George Balanchine

Ballo della Regina
Coppélia (Spinner)
"Emeralds" from Jewels
The Four Temperaments
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker^® (Sugarplum Fairy, Marzipan, Flowers, Dolls)
Raymonda Variations
La Sonnambula

Robert Binet

The Blue of Distance

August Bournonville

Bournonville Divertissements (Ballabile from Napoli, Pas de Six from Napoli and Abdallah)

Peter Martins

Sleeping Beauty (Vivacity, Emerald)
Swan Lake (Pas de Trois, Neopolitan, Princess)

Benjamin Millepied

Neverwhere

Justin Peck

The Decalogue
In Creases
Year of the Rabbit

Jerome Robbins

The Concert
Fanfare (Piccolo)
Glass Pieces
Interplay

Liam Scarlett

Acheron

Christopher Wheeldon

Carousel (A Dance)
Liturgy
Mercurial Manoeuvres
Soirée Musicale (NYCB Premiere)

Originated a featured role in

Lauren Lovette: Not Our Fate
Gianna Reisen: Judah

Originated corps roles in

Melissa Barak: A Simple Symphony, Call Me Ben
Lauren Lovette: For Clara
Peter Martins: Ocean's Kingdom
Benjamin Millepied: Quasi Una Fantasia, Two Hearts
Justin Peck: Everywhere We Go, The Most Incredible Thing, Paz de la Jolla, Year of the Rabbit
Alexei Ratmansky: Namouna, A Grand Divertissement
Liam Scarlett: Acheron
Christopher Wheeldon: American Rhapsody, Estancia

Sara Adams was born in Dennis, Massachusetts, and began her dance training at the age of six at the Mid-Cape Ballet Academy. She later studied at the Boston Ballet School, before taking a summer course at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, during the summer of 2003. She enrolled as a full-time student at SAB from 2003 to 2008. She became an apprentice with NYCB in June 2008 and became a member of the corps de ballet in September 2009. In February 2017, Ms. Adams was promoted to soloist.

honors

Ms. Adams was a recipient of the Mae L. Wien Award for Outstanding Promise in 2007.