ODS Alumni

At Open Door Studios, we offer training for recreational dancers thru pre-professional. We’ll meet you where you’re at with your training and can customize your program to fit your needs and dreams. These past ODS dancers dared to dream big and have gone on to dance professionally on stages across the world. They’re proud to call ODS a second home and we cheer them on from afar!

Megan Boyette

Her favorite roles with Ballet Des Moines have been Titania in Peter Anastos’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Lady Capulet in Tom Mattingly’s Romeo and Juliet. Prior to joining BDM, Megan performed and toured professionally with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Ballet West, and BalletMet, dancing in full-scale productions of Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella & Adam Sklute’s Swan Lake, as well as multiple world premieres by Edwaard Liang. Megan is honored to be a Jacob’s Pillow Alumni, having worked closely with program director/choreographer Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa. Megan is entering her 5th season as a company dancer with Ballet Des Moines, was recently certified in Progressing Ballet Technique level one and will be returning as Summer faculty for Interlochen Arts Camp in 2026.

Sara Goldfarb

Sara is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina where she began her professional dance training at Open Door Studios with training in contemporary, ballet, and variations. In 2018 she began performing as an apprentice with the contemporary dance company, Baran Dance (BD2). She now holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. At UNCSA, Sara performed repertory works from José Limón and Merce Cunningham as well as original works from Andrew Harper, Ming-Lung Yang, Kira Blazek-Ziaii, Gina Patterson, and Anthony Lee Bryant. Additionally, she has trained and performed at the Ailey School, Hubbard Street Dance, American Dance Festival, b12, and David Dorfman intensives.