Sara Leland | |
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| Born | Sally Harrington August 2, 1941 Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 28, 2020 (aged 79) Westwood, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Organization | New York City Ballet |
| Spouse |
Arthur Kevorkian
(m. 1975; div. 1993) |
| Father | Leland "Hago" Harrington |
Sally Harrington (August 2, 1941 – November 28, 2020), known professionally as Sara Leland, was an American ballet dancer and répétiteur. She started her career with the Joffrey Ballet in 1959, and was recruited to join the New York City Ballet by George Balanchine in 1960. She was promoted to principal dancer in 1972, and created roles for both Balanchine and Jerome Robbins.
In the mid 1970s, she started staging Balanchine's and Robbins' works in both the U.S. and abroad. In 1981, the New York City Ballet appointed her assistant ballet master, and she retired from performing in 1983, but continued to stage and coach ballets. As a répétiteur, she had worked on more than 30 ballets.