Unfortunately, it looks like you are using an outdated browser.

To improve your experience on our site and ensure your security, please upgrade to a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge.

Skip to main content

You have the promo code applied

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.

GEORGE BALANCHINE

  • Agon
  • Apollo
  • Ballo della Regina
  • Coppélia (Spinner, Waltz)
  • Divertimento No. 15
  • "Emeralds" from Jewels
  • The Four Temperaments
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® (Sugarplum Fairy, Marzipan, Flowers, Dolls)
  • Raymonda Variations
  • La Sonnambula
  • Stars and Stripes
  • Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux
  • Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2
  • The Unanswered Question
  • Vienna Waltzes

ROBERT BINET

  • The Blue of Distance

AUGUST BOURNONVILLE

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

MERCE CUNNINGHAM

  • Summerspace

PETER MARTINS

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

BENJAMIN MILLEPIED

  • Neverwhere

JUSTIN PECK

  • The Decalogue
  • In Creases
  • Pulcinella Variations
  • Rotunda
  • Year of the Rabbit

JEROME ROBBINS

  • The Concert
  • Fanfare (Piccolo)
  • Glass Pieces
  • Interplay

LIAM SCARLETT

  • Acheron

CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON

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

Lauren Lovette

  • Not Our Fate

Justin Peck

  • Bright
  • Rotunda

Alexei Ratmansky

  • Solitude

Gianna Reisen

  • Judah

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

SCREEN TEST

Sara Adams

After an SAB faculty member visited Sara’s native Massachusetts studio, she was inspired to audition for the School and was immediately enamored of the Balanchine Technique and New York City. Sara discusses holding fast to backstage traditions and embracing her individuality when interpreting new roles.

HONORS

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

Portrait © Erin Baiano