Christiana Youngquist

Christiana began her training at Ballet Tech of Ohio then continued her studies with the Cincinnati Ballet Academy. She next joined Nashville Ballet as a Trainee, then the Cleveland Ballet, then returned to Nashville Ballet as a member of their Second Company. She joined Portland Ballet as an Apprentice for their ‘21/‘22 season. Some career highlights include performing Victoria Morgan’s Bolero, Septime Weber’s Peter Pan, Ramon Diaz’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Paul Vasterling’s Swan Lake, Paul Vasterling’s Romeo and Juliet, the creation and performance of Gina Patterson’s 72 Steps, Unlucky in Love Duo in Portland Ballet’s Boy Meets Girl, Myrtha in Portland Ballet’s Giselle and the role of Dewdrop in A Victorian Nutcracker. She is excited to return to Portland Ballet for a third season!