Sierra Abelardo
Junior Principal
Joined The Sarasota Ballet in 2022 as Corps de Ballet, promoted to Coryphée in 2023, promoted to First Soloist in 2024, and promoted to Junior Principal in 2025.
Born: San Ramon, California
Training: Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program
Previous company: None
Favorite quote: “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” ~Maya Angelou
Favorite role: Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments. I was honored to be dancing such a challenging and iconic ballet, and I loved the amazing score by Paul Hindemith.
Favorite costume: Sir Frederick Ashton’s Rhapsody. The costumes are elegant and I enjoyed having the opportunity to wear costumes from the Royal Ballet.
Fun fact: Cats are my favorite animal.
Featured roles include: Ashton’s A Wedding Bouquet, Birthday Offering, Dante Sonata, Façade, Les Patineurs, Romeo and Juliet, Sinfonietta, Valses nobles et sentimentales; Balanchine’s Divertimento No.15, Emeralds, Rubies, Serenade, The Four Temperaments, Theme and Variations, Western Symphony, Who Cares?; Bintley’s The Spider’s Feast; Bond’s Excursions; Graziano’s Amorosa, In A State of Weightlessness, Schubert Variations, Sonatina; Kobborg’s La Sylphide, Napoli Act III, Salute; Lang’s A Time of Beauty, Lyric Pieces, Shades of Spring; Liang’s The Art of War; MacMillan’s Danses Concertantes, Las Hermanas; Petipa’s The Sleeping Beauty Act III Blue Bird Pas de Deux; Taylor’s Company B; Tharp’s In The Upper Room; Wheeldon’s The American; Wright’s Giselle