Sari Fujimaru studied sacred dances from Bali and Japan. She mastered a wide range of Balinese dance in both male and female forms and three main regional styles. She received training from internationally acclaimed Balinese dancers such as I Made Jimat, Ni Wayan Sekariani, and I Dewa Nyoman Irawan. Her extensive Balinese dance repertoire includes Gambuh (the 500-year-old dance-theatre), Joged Pingitan (the near-extinct solo dance-drama), classic court dances, and ancient mask dances. She also studied Wayang Kulit (Balinese shadow puppet theatre) and Kecak (Balinese acapella monkey chorus chant). Sari was a founder and director of the Purnama Sari Balinese Performing Arts Company from 2000 to 2016. She is also an author of My Bali: The Memories of the Island of the Gods, a collection of essays on Balinese spirituality, dance, and culture, published by Sairyusha in 2000.

After fifteen years of studying Balinese sacred dance, Sari returned to her cultural and artistic roots. She studied Kagura (Japanese Shinto dance) with Osamu Wakayama, the lineage holder of Wakayama Kagura that has been recognized by the Japanese government as the Important Intangible Cultural Property. Sari has been performing, teaching, and lecturing internationally since 2000.