Sara Beth Wyatt, coach and choreographer for the Sirens, the dance team of the Arkansas Twisters, has been hired by UALR Athletics to coach and choreograph the UALR dance team.

“We are thrilled to have Sara Beth join the UALR Department of Athletics family,” said UALR Director of Athletics Chris Peterson. “Her dance experience along with her coaching and choreographing experience should take our dance team toward the new direction we are seeking.”

The Little Rock native has 20 years of dance training, including work with the Little Rock School of Dance, Shuffles and Ballet II, Horace Mann Middle School, Parkview Arts Magnet High School, and Marymount Manhattan.

Before her stint with the Sirens, Wyatt was the movement instructor and choreographer at the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theater from 2003 to 2006.  From 2006 to 2007, she was the dance teacher at DFW Artistic Experience.

Tryouts for the 2009-2010 UALR dance team will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at the UALR Center for Performing Arts.  Preparatory classes for tryouts will be at 4 p.m. May 5 and May 12 at the same venue.

For more information about the UALR dance team and about tryouts, please contact Wyatt by email. Updates will also be posted on the Trojan Athletics website.