Sierra Armstrong
Soloist, American Ballet Theatre
Sierra Armstrong was raised in Advance, North Carolina and began dancing at the age of five at a local dance studio in Winston-Salem. In 2006, she was invited to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) Preparatory Program where she trained under the direction of Dayna Fox until 2013. Armstrong continued her ballet training in the UNCSA High School Program under the direction of American Ballet Theatre alumna Susan Jaffe. At the age of 15, in 2015, Armstrong was a finalist at the Prix De Lausanne competition in Switzerland and received a full scholarship to the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. A few months later in January 2016 Armstrong joined ABT studio company. In November 2017 she joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice and became a member of the corps de ballet in June 2018. While in the corps de ballet, Armstrong received the Margaret King Moore Dancer award in 2021 and in 2022 she was selected as one of Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch. Armstrong was promoted to soloist with American Ballet Theatre in September 2025.
