Meet the Directors!
Sarasota Dance Academy is co-owned and directed by mother/daughter team, Rebecca Bryan (left) and Meghan Sinclair (right). Both are passionate about dance and each bring a unique blend of expertise to SDA. They have been brought together by more than family roots, they have grown together, first as mother-daughter, second as teacher-student and now have grown into business partners and friends who share one vision: to offer excellence in dance education, whether you are a beginner student wishing to explore dance for fun or a more serious student with professional aspirations. Dance training is life training! Come be a part of our dynamic family, as we build friendships and memories that will last a lifetime!
Now you can contact Miss Rebecca and Miss Meghan directly! By phone, email, Facebook, and even text! Check out their contact info below:
Meghan Sinclair, Owner/Artistic Director
Meghan Sinclair is a Full Member of the Royal Academy of Dance. She has had 20 years of classical ballet and dance training through the Royal Academy of Dance and trained under Master teachers, from all over the world, including: Delice Teamer RAD RTS, Gillian Davis ARAD, Phillip Burnham ARAD, Katrina Steel RAD RTS and her mentor and mother Rebecca Bryan RAD RTS. She was successful in her RAD Major Syllabus Intermediate Exam passing with Merit and has been accepted into the RAD Teaching Certificate Program.
Her students and choreography have been awarded silver and gold medals in dance and talent competitions such as, Dance Educators of America, Dynamite Productions, Showbiz and Headliners, to name a few.
Meghan took her first RAD exam at the age of seven passing with Distinction. She has been in love with the art of expression through movement ever since. Meghan has encompassed the passion of discipline, love of performance and the heart and patience for teaching.
Rebecca Bryan RAD RTS, Owner/Artistic Director
Rebecca Bryan is a fully certified-registered teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance, one of five in the state of Florida, and a member of the American Academy of Ballet NY. She has been teaching for over twenty years. She has had extensive classical ballet training under the Royal Academy of Dance and the Cecchetti Council of America.
Former owner and Director of Sinclair Dance Academy in Bradenton, FL, her school was awarded The Bradenton Herald "No 1 Dance Studio" in 2006. SDA students who entered for the international Royal Academy of Dance examinations in the Vocational and Major Syllabus were successful with marks ninety-nine percent above average receiving marks of Merit and Distinction.
Before moving to Florida Rebecca Bryan owned and directed Rebecca Sinclair School of Ballet in Houston, TX. Some of her students have continued their professional training studying with the world renowned Academy at the Houston Ballet. A majority of her students participating in the American Academy of Ballet Performance awards earned medals of gold and silver. Her keen sense of discipline and unique method of teaching sparks a love of the arts in students of all ages.
