Sandra Noll Hammond is recognized internationally for her ability to "bring the past to life" through her research, publications, performances, and classes in which she traces the historical development of ballet technique. As guest artist, she has presented her unique investigations of early 19th-century ballet technique and repertory in many European ballet centers as well as in Canada, Mexico, and throughout the U.S. She was instrumental in founding the dance major program at the University of Arizona in Tucson; she served as Director of Dance at the University of Hawaii; and for both institutions she taught ballet technique, dance history, and historical dance forms. In 2009, Sandra received the Life-Time Achievement Award from the Council of Organized Researchers for Pedagogical Study (CORPS de Ballet International). She has served on the board of directors and on the editorial board of the Society of Dance History Scholars, and currently she is on the advisory board for Dance Chronicle. She has authored two textbooks, Ballet Basics and Ballet: Beyond the Basics; numerous articles in leading dance history publications such as Dance Chronicle, Dance Research (London), Dance Research Journal; International Encyclopedia of Dance, and most recently, "The Rise of Ballet Technique and Training: The Professionalization of an International Dance Form" in The Cambridge Companion to Ballet.
