ABOUT 

Tara Youngman was born and raised in New Jersey, and began her early training at Center Stage Dance and Theater School, under direction of George Warren. Here she studied classical ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. Through her time here, Tara's love for this art form grew, and her desire to become a professional dancer began. 

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In 2015, she moved to New York to study at The Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College to earn her BFA in Dance. She graduated Suma Cum Laude with a concentration in Ballet Performance, in May 2019. During her time at Purchase, she had the opportunity to perform in works by George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Norbert De La Cruz III, Brian Enos, Michelle Thompson Ullerich, and Stuart Loungway.

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Tara has attended workshops and programs at BalletX, Joffrey Ballet School, Paul Taylor, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, North West Dance Project, and Body Traffic. In addition to these, she had the pleasure of being selected to attend Springboard Danse Montreal in 2018.

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Tara currently resides in Central Jersey, and dances with Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, Hudson Ballet Theater, and Wyckoff Collective. Other dance performance credits include, Body Traffic Contemporary Dance Company, Distributed Movement and Satellite Collective. She has had the opportunity to perform in NYC at BAM Fisher, Arts On Site, the KnJ Theater, and New York Live Arts, to name a few. 

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In addition to performing, Tara has been teaching around the Tri-State Area for the past five years. She teaches Ballet, Pointe, Contemporary, Jazz, Modern and Lyrical, for students ages 5-18, from the most beginner to advanced levels. She has found such a passion sharing her love of dance with her students, and is always available for private lessons, solo choreography or cleaning, and workshops.