Faculty
Sara Guo began her dance training at the age of three at J&H Dance School, training in Classical Chinese dance, Ballet, and Contemporary. At the age of six, she attended her first Showstopper Dance Competition, winning first place for her solo and placing first place overall for the Butterfly Lovers pas de deux. In 2015, she was invited to train at the Houston Ballet Academy, where Sara began to cultivate her ballet training and study more styles such as Character Dance, Modern, and Jazz. While attending the Houston Ballet Academy, she continued to participate in competitions such as “中美艺术大赛,” where she performed Singing in the rain winning her the double-platinum award. One year later, she placed top ten out of five hundred contestants at the CCTV Super Baby Competition held in Beijing. At the age of thirteen, she was chosen to participate in Oklahoma, a collaboration between TUTS and Houston Ballet to celebrate the 50th season. In 2019, Sara was awarded the Houston Ballet Academy Award for the 2018 - 2019 year, highlighting students who exemplify their talent, discipline, and potential. Later in the year, Sara was promoted from the pre-professional program to train in the Houston Ballet professional program, where she is currently studying. In 2022, Sara was chosen as one of forty students to study in 2022 Julliard Summer Intensive as well as the Arts Umbrella Summer Intensive in Vancouver, Canada. For the upcoming fall semester she will be a Professional Division 2 dancer at the Houston Ballet Academy.