Raised in Victoria BC, Ariana has nurtured her love of dance and expression since the age of six. Ariana’s formal training began at the Pacific Dance Center and continued through the Arts Umbrella Graduate Program. She went on to spend six seasons as an artist for Ballet Edmonton under the artistic direction of Wen Wei Wang and in 2023, received the Edmonton Artist’s Trust Fund Award in recognition of her contributions to the Edmonton arts community. Ariana now lives and dances as a guest on the traditional, unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples. She is grateful to have performed with several Vancouver-based companies such as Belle Spirale, Rachel Meyers, Wen Wei Dance, Inverso Productions and Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY.