Sarah McKenna Barry

Sarah McKenna Barry is a freelance journalist, dancer and dance educator from Dublin, Ireland. Her work has been published in Dance Magazine, The Irish Times, Gay Community News, My Entertainment Guide, and The Dublin Pride Guide.

Olivia Rodrigo, a young woman wearing a large, blue, long-sleeved shirt, whort white skirt, and black knee-length boots, poses with her arms crossed with eight ballerinas. The dancers are all costumed in pink tutus. They pose outside on a New York City sidewalk.

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What’s Powering the Recent Ballet and Pop Music Crossover?

Sarah McKenna Barry

Anna Rose O'Sullivan poses in parralel passee on pointe, bending her upper body back in cambé with her arms in third arabesque. Marcelino Sambé stands beihnd her and holds her by the waist. She wears a pink tutu and gold tiara, while he wears a pink tunic, white tights and slippers, and a large crown.

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The Sugar Plum Fairy May Be a Cultural Icon, but Who Is She Really?

Sarah McKenna Barry

Six ballerinas in knee-length white tutus and brightly colored sashes do a temps levé arabesque towards stage right. They perform onstage in front of a dance studio set that includes two floor-to-ceiling arched windows covered in filmy drapes.

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Here Are Some of Our Favorite Fictional Ballet Characters From Musical Theater

Sarah McKenna Barry

During a performance of The Nutcracker, a young girl dancer stands center stage and holds up a nutcracker doll, surrounded by other child dancers. She wears a silver Victorian style dress with a long, full skirt, short puffed sleeves, and pink trimmings along the skirt, sleeves and waist. The girls surrounding her also wear long dresses in various colors, and the boys wear pants and buttoned jackets in different shades of brown. Behind them, adults in period costume mingle during the in front of a large Christmas tree.

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Nutcracker and Beyond: Favorite Children’s Roles in Ballet

Sarah McKenna Barry

The back of a dark blue couch in a living room. In the background against the wall is a smart TV with video on demand menu on the screen.

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Everything We Know About Prime Video’s “Étoile,” Plus 4 Ballet Shows to Watch in the Meantime

Sarah McKenna Barry