DIRECTOR

SARAH LEMMON IS EXCITED TO BE THE OWNER & DIRECTOR OF DANCE STAR ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (DSAPA). SARAH BRINGS 25-YEARS OF DANCE INSTRUCTION AND LEADERSHIP TO DSAPA.  SHE WAS RAISED IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA AND HAS ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR DANCE. AS A YOUNG WOMAN, SHE PARTICIPATED AS A MEMBER OF HER HIGH SCHOOL DANCE TEAM AND THEN MOVED ON TO THE COLLEGE STAGE. IN COLLEGE, SARAH WAS EXPOSED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT GENRES OF DANCE INCLUDING TAP, JAZZ, CONTEMPORARY, BALLET, AFRO-HAITIAN, FLAMENCO, AND SWING. SHE EMBRACED HER COLLEGE DANCE EXPERIENCE BY GAINING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DANCE PRODUCTIONS, COSTUME DESIGN, SET DESIGN, AND LIGHTING DESIGN.  THE HIGHLIGHT OF HER COLLEGE DANCE CAREER WAS WHEN SARAH REALIZED HER PASSION FOR BEING A CHOREOGRAPHER.  SARAH GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FROM CAL STATE FULLERTON WITH A MINOR IN DANCE.

SARAH STARTED CHILDREN IN MOTION DANCE SCHOOL IN 1995 WHEN SHE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR AN AFTERSCHOOL DANCE PROGRAM THAT WOULD GIVE CHILDREN IN DAYCARE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN DANCE CLASSES. WITHIN TWO YEARS, SHE WAS OFFERING DANCE CLASSES ON THE CAMPUSES OF FIFTEEN PRIVATE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE AREA- TEACHING HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS PER WEEK. DURING THIS TIME, SARAH DEVELOPED ONE OF HER GREATEST TALENTS OF NURTURING CHILDREN IN THE ART OF DANCE. 

SARAH HAS WORKED AS THE OWNER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND LEAD INSTRUCTOR AT CHILDREN IN MOTION FOR 25 YEARS. SARAH LOVES HER STUDENTS! SHE CONSIDERS THEM TO BE PART OF HER FAMILY. SHE HAS DIRECTED OVER 60 RECITALS, TAUGHT THOUSANDS OF DANCE CLASSES, AND HAS MADE DANCE A WAY OF LIFE FOR HER AND HER FAMILY.

SARAH HAS WORKED TO CREATE A DANCE PROGRAM THAT BUILDS WELL-ROUNDED STUDENTS, TEACHING THEM DANCE TECHNIQUE, DISCIPLINE, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. SHE BELIEVES THAT DANCE SHOULD BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND GIVE THE DANCER A FEELING OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.

SARAH HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND, MATTHEW, SINCE 2000 AND IS THE MOTHER OF 4 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN: MACKENZIE, MACY, NOAH AND DELANEY, ALL OF WHOM LOVE TO DANCE. THEY MOVED TO YORBA LINDA 8 YEARS AGO AND ENJOY THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE.