After witnessing ballet at three, Ariana knew that’s what she wanted to do with her life. By fourteen Ariana was on her way to a life filled of ballet, spending her summers training at the prestigious Ballet Austin, Boston Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre schools. Ariana’s professional career began at eighteen. Now she has been dancing professionally for over a decade, having performed in Europe and across the U.S., invited to perform as Principal Guest Artist. Ariana’s favorite roles include Odile and Odette in Swan Lake, Sugar Plum Fairy & Arabian Princess in Nutcracker, performing a fourteen-minute solo in Roger and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” and dancing the role of Louise in Roger and Hammerstein’s “Carousel”. Off stage Ariana has had the opportunity to perform in NY & LA runway shows, modeling work found in Vogue, Glamour Magazine, and DANCE Magazine. Ariana’s passion for ballet has led to creating her own coaching business and dance company, American Dance Project. Offering a library of informative online masterclasses allowing dancers all over the world to have access to learning ballet at the highest level. Certified in multiple cross training methods, Ariana implements her knowledge in her workshops across the country. Ariana currently resides in Southern California in an all-pink home with her amazing husband Eric and little black cat, Gelsey.