Sally Harrington (August 2, 1941 – November 28, 2020), known professionally as Sara Leland, was an American ballet dancer and répétiteur.

George Balanchine, an artistic advisor of the company, spotted her and recruited her to join the New York City Ballet.

[1] Leland was made soloist in 1963, and was chosen to dance lead roles in works by Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Frederick Ashton.

[1] Whilst a soloist, her role creations include Balanchine's "Emeralds" from Jewels,[1] and Robbins' Dances at a Gathering[4] and The Goldberg Variations.

[6][7] Other ballets she was known for include Balanchine's Serenade,[8] Brahms–Schoenberg Quartet,[9] Agon, La Valse, Davidsbündlertänze, The Nutcracker and Don Quixote.

[1] In a 1982 interview, she stated she watched Balanchine rehearse closely and as often as possible, in order to learn the ballets so accurately that she would "never forget them and can stage them in the future exactly as he intended".