"We are athletes but it's not a competition, it's art. " This woman inspires me a lot. ❤

@67skullcandy

9 жыл бұрын

me too...I love this quote...very inspiring :)

@takenoprisoners837

3 жыл бұрын

I danced from age 2 until my late 20's and there were no competitions that I was aware of. We performed ballets and auditions, but never went to a competition. I don't know if that was just were I studied or not, but ballet is an artform, never an official competition. The only competition were my peers.

@elijimenez7710

Жыл бұрын

Wow. This is life changing

@brigittealexander1967

Жыл бұрын

Me too

In these days of turmoil, it comes as a comfort that Grace persists and seemingly thrives. Thank you.❤

Hi Sara, Although I never danced professionally (wrong feet, wrong ankles, grew to almost 6 feet in my last 2 years, etc, etc), the joy of expressing myself through dance has always remained with me. While I love to watch the "Young prodigies", you remain my favourite dancer because of the emotional side that you present. Of course, your technique is amazing, but it's your artistry that captures me. I often feel close to tears (in a good way!) when I see you dance. You are beautiful inside & out, & I love that young dancers who follow/watch you, are exposed to your artistry & your emotional connection to dance.

Ballet is the thing that makes me cry and feel sad many times, but I'm completly in love with that.

@brunamandu3801

8 жыл бұрын

Same

@sainte5

5 жыл бұрын

but ballet is happiness!

Love her--she's always been so articulate about her art, motivation, injuries, setbacks, triumphs. A very cool chick!

The part where she talked about injuries got to me. My family didn't have the money for all of us to do dance and the things we wanted to growing up so I started doing ballet later in life when I paid for it myself. I just this week broke my foot and it was really a tough thing to take. But it's true. I'll get back at it once I'm healed-and in the meantime I can focus on other things that will make me a stronger dancer when I come back.

@viviswizardingworld7059

8 жыл бұрын

When did you started ballet? I want start too and I'm sixteen next month. I hope my English is ok, because I'm from Germany :)

@maureenseel118

8 жыл бұрын

+Vivian Alpert I started ballet about a couple years ago. You are a little old (as am I) to consider ballet as a career, however, you're never too old to start dancing.

@denise3973

8 жыл бұрын

Just dance. If it's inside you, let it out. Feel the music. Rise up. I've been dancing ballet since I was two. I'm 49 now and it's still a big part of my life. Don't think in terms of career or longevity, it's simply joy. I hope you begin soon.

@michaelpearsonbest

8 жыл бұрын

+Maureen Seel best part in my life teacher said girl has come in put skirt get out there you did it feel great for got how i was dress lot said you did fab out there went home happy as boy

@brunamandu3801

8 жыл бұрын

Did you back? :3

just a heads up to everyone, NYCB does allow their dancers to bring their dogs into work, so i'm assuming she takes her dog to work.

wow so inspiring and that is why I love dancing. I am planning to do dance therapy after I have finished occupational therapy. I am a bit nervous as I am competing with professional dancers. But I feel like I am flying when I am dancing. I love it when people come up to me and tell me that they were entranced when they watch me dance. At the moment I am doing freestyle and tribal. I also love belly dance.

She's one of my favorites she's just so chill and laid back, she's someone whose probably a really good person.

I love her so much, I think she's just mesmerizing, she seems really down to earth, too. I feel no ego coming from her, which is refreshing☆

Sara Mearns is such a wonderful artist. I love to see her moving. She is a real Diva! ❤

This woman (goddess) speaks. And it’s like a life changing Quote. Thank you, Sara! ❤❤❤

....I truly LOVE this video! ...i too tried, I did not reach where I wanted to in the world of dance, but I gave it my all! (UW-Seattle, circa '96) My fondest memories are of graduate dance teachers who tried to instill dance within me! THANK YOU for sharing this Sara Mearns!

God, the MOST beautiful dancer and my absolute favorite and inspiration, especially as an adult dancer of 48 who only started my ballet journey 7 years ago. I'm an infant in ballet years...a ballet baby, but Sara, your grace and talent and beauty are deeply inspiring to me and your spirit on the dance floor is who I want to emulate in every class and performance:)

Love her!

@TheKyraathena

8 жыл бұрын

I love u!!!!

What a beautiful film, and Sara is absolute magic.

I just love everything about this!

My name is Sarah and I go to SAB. I'm 12 years old and I'm going into GirlsV this year. You are my favorite ballerina and I want to do exactly what you do when I grow up! I love you so so much and you inspire me a lot. =))

@arianna6205

7 жыл бұрын

Sarah31710 when I grow up I want to be a professional ballerina to

@jasmineprince8595

6 жыл бұрын

Keep working hard at your dream sweetie! I’ll look out for you in a couple of years in NYCB! Good luck! ❤️❤️

@julesdanser

5 жыл бұрын

Congrats!

Just gorgeous!!!! thank you for this beautiful film!!!!! Please do more vlogs of your daily life, etc.

The incidental music for this video is amplified too much. I find it difficult to hear what she is saying. Otherwise good.

@toyesteve

7 жыл бұрын

I agree, it's a shame as you really struggle to hear her :(

@chloewalker4581

7 жыл бұрын

J

Your outlook on everything is so pure and so inspiring. Truly thank you for those reminders

She inspires me so much! This my favourite video.... she teaches you to follow your dreams....if you want to succes you have to try as much as you can....as she says ballet is art....

THANK YOU THANK YOU AND BLESS YOU. TRULY SPOKE MY HEART HERE AND what you said about injuries give me new found hope to leave it all and get past my own mind. Wishing you all the very best! Cannot wait to see the film!

Wow.. she's absolutely stunning 🌹

How incredible! Thank you so much for the insights.

Very inspiring, Sara! I hope to be able to get to New York one day to see you perform on stage!

Thank you!! That was beautiful, inspiring, hopeful. Happy sigh...

In love with this! You are such an inspiration!

This is so calming LOL

You are inspiring, please continue to love what you are doing. Thank you for the encouragement

Wonderful! What talent and athleticism.

Great dedication: a lifetime thereof.

Thank you for inspiring me, Sara! You're amazing

I love this.

you inspire so many people Sara

So glad I came across your channel. I love this

You're a beautifully unique character and it's inspiring to listen to you because it feels much more real

Absolutely beautiful.

This is beautifully done

Interesting, but struggled to hear the words through the extremely intrusive music.

quel travail,quelle passion

I love how her ballet bag is this really cool Le Pliage Cuir.

She's rubbing her skin so hard at the start of the video!!! Treat your delicate facial skin nicely or you'll damage it! X)

@pheart2381

8 жыл бұрын

I cringed a bit at the pulling.All the mistreatment of your skin comes back to haunt you when you reach your 40s!

@zephielovet

8 жыл бұрын

P Heart when your makeup is that thick you have to scrub it off.

@MotionPictureMuse

7 жыл бұрын

Right?! I was cringing so hard, lol. Even with heavy stage makeup, all that tugging and scrubbing is completely unnecessary and will ultimately accelerate aging. Just find an oil or a cleansing balm that works for your skin and you won't need to do that!

@TortillaWitch

7 жыл бұрын

I know omg!!! It was almost painful to watch haha! Be gentle with your skin, girl!

@TortillaWitch

7 жыл бұрын

You just have to find a product that takes it off properly. Makeup removing oils do a pretty good job :D

Gorgeaus Sara Mearns! You are fantastic!!

So beautiful and talented!

I love this, Sara! You are a beautiful inspiration!

Beautiful and breathtaking! We are so please to have you as our new network partner! Welcome, Sara! #DanceOnFam #subscribe #DanceOn #SaraMearns #Ballerina

@dancemusicsinging

9 жыл бұрын

omg yay. This is going to be good.

Sniff. Brings back painful memories of moving to NYC and taking classes. Having the passion ten fold, but handicapped by tendonitis and the absence of any kind of self esteem. Having the means, but absolutely no guidance or emotional support by teachers or family. Having the technique and style, but feeling inadequate because of my height. I quit and moved back home, and spent the next thirty years in deep depression. I imagine that for every single dancer that does make it, she feels enough joy for all the thousands or tens of thousands that quit. At least, I hope so. This video makes me feel so. Merde! (do they still say that?)

@carolineandrews6400

9 жыл бұрын

Lolita Chimichanga there are many other ways to dance though? i was refused to go t ballet lessons when i was younger as i was too tall - now i am 6ft 1! (girl!)... and though I half would love to be there - i also know i wouldn't like the regime.. at the age of 33 i am now realising that i LOVE dancng and am making changes in my life in order to bring it into my life some how and also share it with others - whereas in some way ballet does that , i wish to share with other and encourage others to do it, in a less elite way - yes she ways no competition but thats rubbish - there is in the very nature - because not everyone can be a dancer with NYC ballet eh?... anyway i wish you well - what are you doing now!? xxx

@auntihooha

9 жыл бұрын

Oh, i'm in my 50s now. my passion kind of died when i quit. i plan to take some African dance classes, and I many create a class of my own for old dancers who are extremely flexible but not so strong any more. thanks for the note!

@bbjonas4233

6 жыл бұрын

Lolita Chimichanga

@ooimadork1780

6 жыл бұрын

I'm teaching myself ballet.. online.. give it a try!🌹

@kathymyers7279

5 жыл бұрын

Wow. YOU COULD TEACH. YOU COULD OPEN YOUR OWN SCHOOL . LOOK AT CATHERINE MORGAN. you STILL got farther than most of the female population and were part of the elite. Dang!!! The support YOU never got makes you the PERFECT person to get in there and BE THAT for others!

Beautiful!

you're my idol,thanks for giving me hope

This Lady is amazing, truly one in a million

she has an amazing foot and her ballet what a great sight

Loved Andrea's choreography

I don’t know if you read the comments but I am no ballet dancer but your inspiration to do what you love is awe inspiring keep it up what you love 🤩

Sarah Mearns and Ashley Bauder are my favorite NYCB dancers. In addition to impeccable technique, they're artistry and performance is breathtaking to watch. I would love to watch both of them perform Swan Lake live but at this point I'll settle for a video. But I can't find any full length videos of NYCB Swan Lake 🥺

@zuzannawisniewska4464

Жыл бұрын

2022. My admiration and compliments.

You are excellent Sara💖💖💖🌞

Wonderful video! Great job!

Why we love Sara Mearns :)

True inspiration ☆

you are amazing!

Beautiful.

Sarah and Misty are changing the way ballet dancers are expected to look. Both are strong and athletic and not your conventional looking dancer. Each unique in their own way.

I love Sara Mearns.

Nic video. made me feel good. she has good technique

This is beautiful, but I really wish that professional dancers would set a good example by allowing their heels to touch the ground while jumping. Serious tendon injuries plagued NYCB a couple years ago, and the lack of heels touching the ground between jumps was the main cause.

I love sara mearns and this is beautiful......but am I the only one who cringed throughout the whole time she was taking off her makeup??

@CJ-mn6iw

5 жыл бұрын

Stephanie C no, I physically cringed so hard!

@cruzcamila3132

5 жыл бұрын

omg yessss it physically hurts oof

@Lisa-kf4iu

4 жыл бұрын

I did too! Ouch!

Hi I am Marsella and I am your fan. I saw you for the first time at youtube un those videos of New York City Ballet. I hope that yor estilo dancing. Break a leg 😜 Love, Marsella 😘 PD: I do point to, here at Mexico!

Dear Sara, you're my favourite dancer. :) There's a certain sense of freedom expressed in the way you move, whether it's fluid and elegant or choppy and thought-provoking.

I cried.

beautiful, thanks for sharing

awesome. go to theatre

Very cool person. So real.

In a Day's Work - with Ballerina Sara Mearns [HD 1080px] A Film by Ezra Hurwitz featuring New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Sara Mearns Sara Ann Mearns is an American ballerina who dances as a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina. She joined the New York City Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2004. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rK2At7ClXd2bpbA.html

I wish I had stuck with it now. I took ballet from the age of 4 until about 12, then quit because I thought I would rather do cheerleading. I wish I could go back and change that

Does every professional ballerina have to leave home at 15 to study full time? Are there instances where a ballerina can stay in a regular high school, practice after school and join a company at 18?

Awesome video. What an inspiration you are! What brand is the black leotard you are wearing? It is gorgeous!

Beautiful sound.please give me the name of first sound in video!

Inspiring

Wounderfull

Thank you for sharing this beautiful insight into your life! Just wondering - have you tried using a cleansing oil to take off heavy stage makeup? It melts everything off without the need to tug at your skin. There are many, but the DHC Cleansing Oil is a great one. x

Hi Sara,you are beautiful you are a inspirational thank you😘

Wow my dancing idol

the poor dog is alone all the time

@aceydoak8957

7 жыл бұрын

they can bring their dog to the studio!

why did she rub her makeup with towel? That's dangerous to rub off. the skin can be harm... :/

@gabsl1552

9 жыл бұрын

ohhhh that could be.... :/

@Dane_Youssef

9 жыл бұрын

That wasn't one of those PONDS things?

@toofany

9 жыл бұрын

I know this was a while ago but I think she rinsed her face with water and was getting rid of the residue from the makeup wipes and blotting off the water:)

@gabsl1552

9 жыл бұрын

ohhh maybe

@zephielovet

8 жыл бұрын

+Noora Youssef Khalil ikr XD

Gorgeous as always!!!! Also, what leotard are you wearing in that photo shoot?

you are my idol

Sara is gorgeous and so inspiring! and nice music in the vid! does somebody know where it is from?

beautiful! what is the music?

I steel do ballet but gymnastics is my main thing my sister went to New York when she was 15 I'm 14 right now and she's 20 her kreo is ballet and mines gymnastics she a principle dancer as well we live in California right now

now i'm rather young and i still go to school and just about all of my friends dance and for them its all about who's better, and they drag me into there little dance fights and i usually am the person the lean of first, if not i'm the person they pick on first showing of in front of me, say i do them moves wrong, looking ,pointing and laughing and even more there so mean

@kimberleymorgan7783

8 жыл бұрын

+killara mackenzie i know the feeling :(

@mindrolling24

8 жыл бұрын

+killara mackenzie Those people AREN'T your friends- they are BULLIES and don't deserve your friendship. People like them never succeed because they are overly competitive and have no soul. Don't do what they tell you to do- tell them to p*ss off or turn the tables and dare the main antagonist to do something hard. You keep working away and ignore these nasty idiots- if you don't you'll regret not telling them where to get off when you're older- trust me: it happened to me a little bit doing gymnastics and I wish I had told them to p*ss off even now. You're a better person than they are or will ever be.

@pheart2381

8 жыл бұрын

they sound very insecure to me. being victimised isn't nice. I hope you find the strength to simply walk away from their silliness.

🌹🌹

where are you these days??

does wrapping your legs in plastic and wearing leg warmers actually help prevent injury? I wish their was a study on it or something cuz i've always been very skeptical about whether it really does anything

Filmed by phone ? ))

"Yes, we are athletes but its not a competition, its art." I love that I do want to do dance, but my main passion is gymnastics and figure skating and martial arts. dance is last to me, God is first, I also want to learn painting and drawing and Im a writer.

I love ballet and I want to line day dance for Nycb but I live In England uk and I don't go to any pro school am I to old at the age of 12 to persue my dream and I'm only just starting point any advise and tips on how I can make my dream come true xx

Good

Bueno

why does she wrap her calves in cling films? just curious

@mags102755

9 жыл бұрын

Because she is trapping the heat inside her muscles, so that she can warm up quickly and stay warm. Muscle heat is very important to a dancer.

what is the song called at the beginning