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 for their ‘21/‘22 season and is looking forward to her fourth 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, Dewdrop in A Victorian Nutcracker, and, most recently, the Good Fairy in A Harlequinade.