Member, Board of Directors
Elected September 2025, term ends September 2028
SARAH M. BARRY is a Professor of Dance and serves as Associate Chair of Dance at the University of Alabama. She served as Department Chair from 2019-2022. She teaches contemporary technique, choreography, pedagogy, and Laban/Bartenieff Studies. Professor Barry was honored to be a Leadership Board Faculty Fellow, as well as a recipient of UA’s Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award and the Druid City Arts Award for Dance Educator of the Year.
Professor Barry’s choreography has been shown across the U.S. and internationally, including performances in Italy, Switzerland, and Scotland. She was awarded an NEA American Masterpieces grant and the Alabama State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Grant. Her screendances have been selected for FilmFest by Rogue Dancer, Dance Camera Istanbul, the Kalamata International Dance Festival, the Festival Miden in Greece, the San Francisco Dance Film Festival, the Utah Dance Film Festival, and Motion Captured in Texas. She also has publications in the Journal of Dance Education and the Journal of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science. Professor Barry is the Artistic Director of Yonder Contemporary Dance Company, which has performed across the southeast region and internationally at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. Professor Barry serves on the Board of Directors of the National Dance Education Organization.
Professor Barry serves NASD as a visiting evaluator.
Professor Barry holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Modern Dance from the University of Utah and is a Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst.
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Posted January 2026