Sarah studied Dance with related arts for three years at University College Chichester, graduating in 2003. Sarah then spent a year working in Chichester and assisted in creating dance and drama workshops at a centre for Adults with learning difficulties, including inclusive dance sessions for children with and without learning difficulties and physical disabilities. In 2004 Sarah began her dance teacher training with The British Ballet Organization (now bbodance), graduating in 2006 with a Diploma in dance teaching, and becoming a registered dance teacher with bbodance.