Morgan Brown Sanborn - Life of a Professional Ballerina

Published: May 14, 2018, 5 p.m.

b'Morgan Brown Sanborn recently finished her second season with Nevada Ballet Theater. Prior to joining NBT she spent six nonconsecutive seasons with Portland Ballet Company. In 2013-2014 she joined Teatrul Balet de Sibiu, Romania. During her 9 seasons as a professional dancer she has enjoyed several roles including Myrtha in PBC\\u2019s Giselle. Summer in TBT\\u2019s Four Seasons. And Hungarian and Swan corps in Cynthia Gregory\\u2019s Swan Lake at NBT. Sanborn is a 2009, magna cum laude, BFA dance graduate of Point Park University. Originally from Standish, ME she began her training at the Darcy Leavitt School of Ballet before graduating from the Portland Ballet preprofessional CORPS program. Morgan studied many styles of- dance at several local studios and attended summer intensives at American Ballet Theatre, Festival Ballet of Providence, Point Park University, and Boston Conservatory.\\n\\nHer choreography has been featured by both professional companies on professional dancers as well as students. She has over 17 years of teaching experience at a variety of studios in Maine, New Hampshire, and Nevada. And has held administrative positions and directed preprofessional training programs as well. Sanborn is an ABT\\xae Certified teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT\\xae Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 3 of the ABT\\xae National Training Curriculum. She is also a certified Pilates Academy International instructor and former high school and college field hockey coach.'