ABOUT
Sarah is a New York City based performer. She is currently traveling the country with the North American Tour of Disney’s Frozen as a Swing! She made her professional debut in the First National Tour of the Broadway musical “Bandstand.” Regionally she has performed at the historic Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam CT, and Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota FL.
A Rochester, NY native Sarah’s dance training started young at “A Touch of Dance” where she frequently returns as a guest teacher/ choreographer. Sarah spent two years as a dance major at the University at Buffalo where she was a member of the Zodiaque Dance Company for their 41st season. She then transferred to Anderson University (IN) where she received her BA in Dance Performance. While at AU she also sang with the prestigious Anderson University Chorale…
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RESUME
Height: 5’7’’
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Vocal Range: Soprano (F3-E♭6)
NAtional Tour
Disney’s Frozen (1st National Tour) *Ongoing
Swing
Dir: Michael Grandage, Ch: Rob Ashford
Bandstand Swing (1st National Tour)
Swing, Julia Trojan U/S
Dir: Gina Rattan (Andy Blankenbuehler Choreography)
Regional Theatre
Crazy For You: Asolo Repertory Theatre
Swing/ Polly U/S
Dir/Ch: Denis Jones
42nd Street: Goodspeed Opera House
Loraine/Ensemble, Maggie U/S
Dir/Ch: Randy Skinner, Sara Brians
Music Dir: Rob Berman, Adam Souza
White Christmas: The Little Theatre on The Square
Ensemble/ Judy U/S
Dir: Clint Hromsco
Ch: Kaitlyn Frank
TRAINING
BA Dance Performance, Anderson University
Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester
Partner UP- Broadway Partnering Workshop
Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts
Point Park University International Summer Dance
Voice - Student of Chelsea Bonagura, Student of Dr. Richard Sowers
Acting - David Perlow: The Actor’s Gym
Theater - Sara Brians, Marc Kimelman, Andrew Wilson
Partnering - Mark Stuart, Jamie Verazin
Jazz - Nathalie Marrable, Lisa Harvie
Tap - Ray Hesselink, Sara Brians, Randy Skinner
SPECIAL SKILLS
Excellent whistler, proficient at piano, pogo sticking, stilt walking
GET IN TOUCH
Email - sarah.dearstyne@gmail.com
Phone - (585) 770-8057
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