Instructor

Sara Rhodes Zimmerman, TCRG

Instructor, Owner

Sara is a local Hampton Roads native and began her dancing career at the age of ten. She progressed through the ranks of a 13 year competitive career and was a 5- time World Qualifier, 2013 World Recaller; 9- Time National Qualifier, 2- time medal holder placing 6th in the North American National Championship. In 2011, she placed 6th place in the Southern Region Championship for five consecutive years.

You may have seen Sara perform as the lead and troupe dancer for the last 11 seasons with Busch Gardens, Celtic Fyre, Ranked #1 Best Theme Park Show by USA Today for 5 years! Sara’s biggest dancing achievement was performing with the renowned Michael Flatley’s International and Broadway tour, Lord of the Dance in 2015. She is the first Hampton Road Irish dancer to perform in both of these shows. She was also the feature dancer in the Irish ensemble in the 2014 and 2017 Virginia International Military Tattoo in Norfolk, Va, and was Co-choreographer in 2017. Sara is a 2013 Graduate from CNU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Technical Theater and earned her coveted TCRG (Teagoscoir Choimisiuin Rinci Gaelacha) teaching certification in 2014 through the Irish dancing commission in Dublin, Ireland.

Sara has completed and passed the CLRG Child Protection Vetting Course (https://www.clrg.ie/index.php/en/vetting.html)

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