Sara Windal
Rancho Santa Margari,CA
Summary
Confident Ballet Teacher with 25 years teaching experience in Orange County creates a welcoming and safe learning environment for all students. Promotes methods that build confidence and encourage expression from a personal training and performing experience that spanned a wide spectrum of methodologies. Special emphasis on musicality and artistic expression.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Ballet Teacher
Anaheim Ballet And Laguna Dance Theater
Anaheim And Mission Viejo
01.2007 - Current
- Developed strong rapport with students by taking a genuine interest in their personal lives, providing emotional support when needed.
- Provided constructive criticism during rehearsals, enabling dancers to refine their performance techniques before public performances or competitions.
- Tailored each class to meet student needs and abilities and allow dancers to progress at comfortable pace.
- Encouraged proper alignment, posture, and body awareness through consistent reinforcement during class instruction.
- Experience teaching every age and level from pre-ballet through adult with a special love for adult ballet programs
- Served as rehearsal assistant, YAGP coach and back stage assistant when needed.
Ballet Teacher
Saddleback Dance Center
Mission Viejo, CA
09.2001 - 01.2006
Principal Dancer
Anaheim Ballet
Anaheim, CA
Dancer
Hartford Ballet
Hartford, CT
Dancer/Student
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Seattle, WA
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA06.2023
Pacific Northwest Ballet School
Seattle, WAStanley Holden Dance Center
Los Angeles, CASkills
- Musicality and artistry
- Exemplary communication skills
- Sound technique that supports injury free progress
Timeline
Ballet Teacher
Anaheim Ballet And Laguna Dance Theater
01.2007 - Current
Ballet Teacher
Saddleback Dance Center
09.2001 - 01.2006
Principal Dancer
Anaheim Ballet
Dancer
Hartford Ballet
Dancer/Student
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Bachelor of Arts -
UCLA
Pacific Northwest Ballet School
Stanley Holden Dance Center