Episode 18 marks the first episode of Season 2 of the Rogue Ballerina podcast. Who knew? Thanks for sticking with me. Or is you’re new, subscribe and catch up on Season 1. My guest today is Sara Bibik.
Sara Bibik was a founding member of River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) and danced with the company for 10 years.She was named Workshop Director and Artistic Administrator at RNDC, working in that capacity for another 16 years, transitioning seamlessly after retiring from the stage.
Passionate about training and mentoring future generations of dancers, Sara has served as guest faculty for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Chicago National Association of Dance Masters, and the Virginia School for the Arts, where she was honored to have been a commencement speaker. She spent a semester as guest faculty at Western Kentucky University and currently teaches full-time in the Chicagoland area as well as guest teaching throughout the country.
Sara is the Dance 360 Program Director at DanceWorks Chicago, producing holistic workshops for aspiring professional dancers. Working to normalize diversity in ballet, she created Skin Tones, a project that provides educational fine art prints and posters featuring dancers of all skin tones performing classical ballet positions. Sara is also the Producer and Owner of JOY: Ballet Coloring Pages celebrating all humanity for young dancers, which is featured on SaraBibikDance.com, the platform to distribute educational and joy-filled activities for dancers and their support teams.
- Sherry Zunker
- Jean Wolfmeyer
- National Academy for the Arts
- Giordano Dance Chicago
- Lynda Martha Dance Company
- Urban Gateways
- Links Hall
- Frank Chaves
- Sam Watson
- Ginger Farley
- Stephanie Martinez
- The Man That Got Away
- Randy Duncan
- Ruth Page Center for the Arts
- Libby Westra
- Wheaton Public Library
- Revelations
- Ballet Rosa
- Pointe People
- Allegro Dance Boutique
- Fractured Atlas
- Miguel Morna Freitas
- Chicago Magic Lounge