Sarah Tallman

Dancer / Choreographer / Faculty

Sarah holds a BA with honors in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Northern Colorado, where she was the two-time recipient of Dancer of the Year.  She has participated in the Inside ODC Professional Workshop, Baardar Dance Institute, and has studied with Lizanne McAdams Graham, Arthur Leeth, Cherie Noble, and Jeffrey Rockland.  Sarah has danced with David Taylor Dance Theatre, Kim Robards Dance, Lynn Barr and Dancers, Baardar Dance Institute, and Colorado Dance Theatre.  Off season, Sarah is a soloist and ballet mistress with Burklyn Ballet Theatre and an artist with Gleich Dances Contemporary Ballet.  Since joining BNC, Sarah has danced leading roles in Garrett Ammon’s Smile, When the Power Goes Out, and tomorrow came, and An Occasional Dream.  Sarah has also performed in works by Alex Ketley, Amy Seiwert, Ma Cong and Lauri Stallings.  An accomplished choreographer, she has created several works for BNC, BNC’s Student Company, and Burklyn Ballet Theatre.  Sarah has been a faculty member of the School of BNC for several years.  Her interests include yoga, the mountains, snowboarding, twinkling lights, and the color orange.