Ella Wanner

Ella Wanner is 18 years old and currently training with the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory’s professional training division. After attending Cavod for 3 ½ years, Ella was motivated to pursue ballet professionally, and moved to Connecticut to join Nutmeg’s high school boarding program. Ella has also spent a summer training at Master Ballet Academy, a top five globally ranked summer intensive. While at Nutmeg, Ella has performed several exciting roles such as Dewdrop in The Nutcracker, several of the Sleeping Beauty fairies, and Swanhilda from Coppelia. As her high school training now draws to a close, she plans to join a professional company in the fall to begin her journey as a professional ballet dancer!

“Cavod will always hold a special place in my heart. It was my first dance studio, and as a dancer who began her ballet training at the age of 12, finding the motivation to pursue such a meticulously challenging art form while having a late start was very difficult, but the support of such wonderful teachers at Cavod inspired me to do so. Though choosing to leave home at 16 to chase this dream was incredibly hard, knowing that I can always return to the support and wisdom of my former teachers at Cavod is a blessing.”