Ivana Brown
Company Artist

Ivana Brown is from Sarasota Florida, and she began her ballet training at Diane Partington Studio of Classical Ballet. There she had the opportunity to perform soloist roles in Coppélia as Swanhilda along with Dew Drop in The Nutcracker. She then continued her professional training with a scholarship to Colorado Ballet under the instruction of Erica Fischbach. She later joined Nashville Ballet as an NB2 trainee. During her time in Nashville, she worked alongside the company performing in The Nutcracker. Ivana spent her summers with Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, American Ballet Theater, Joffrey Ballet, and Ballet Arizona. Ivana is grateful to be joining Central Illinois Ballet as an apprentice. She is excited to share and continue her love for dance with this new dance community.