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Sara Ann Mearns (born 19 January 1986) is an American ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at New York City Ballet.
She has danced classical roles such as the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Balanchine works such as La Valse, Symphony in C, Serenade and Walpurgisnacht Ballet , as well as contemporary pieces such as Alexei Ratmansky's Concerto DSCH and Justin Peck's Rotunda.
In 2013 Mearns starred in A Dancer's Dream, a New York Philharmonic production choreographed by Karole Armitage and conducted by Alan Gilbert, which was broadcast nationally. In 2015 she made her Broadway debut in the "Lonely Town" pas de deux from the Tony-nominated musical On the Town, choreographed by Joshua Bergasse. She has also collaborated with the modern dance choreographer Jodi Melnick, resulting in the piece performed at the Guggenheim Museum in November 2016. In 2017, Mearns performed the role of Victoria Page in Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes in New York City Center.
Selected repertoire
Mearns' repertoire with the New York City Ballet includes:
Personal life
In November 2012, Mearns met Joshua Bergasse when she was auditioning for a featured dancing role on Smash. The dance number was cut, but the two started dating a few months later. After five years of dating, they got engaged on Valentine's Day. They were married on November 3, 2018, in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. Because Bergasse is a choreographer, they collaborate on each other's projects. They have also worked on projects together since their marriage such as Rodgers and Hart's I Married an Angel and a dance piece starring Mearns at the Fire Island Dance Festival. The couple divorced in 2024.
Categories: New York City Ballet Principal Dancers, Mae L. Wien Award Recipients, School Of American Ballet Alumni, Living People, 1986 Births, People From Columbia, South Carolina, Dancers From South Carolina, 21st-century American Ballet Dancers, American Prima Ballerinas, 21st-century American Women
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