November 2020–April 2021
Toulouse, France
Joined Boston Ballet in 2019
Soana Madsen started dancing at the age of 4 trained by her parents Vinciane and Matthew Madsen at the VM Ballet school in Toulouse, France. She joined the VM Ballet Junior Company at age 15. Madsen attended summer programs at School of American Ballet, Royal Ballet school and Princess Grace Academy. Her Boston Ballet repertoire include Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot’s Giselle and Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker. In her time at VM Ballet, Madsen danced in Matthew Madsen’s The Nutcracker (Clara), West Side Story (Maria), and leading roles created on her. Madsen competed in the Prix de Lausanne and in the final round of the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City. She danced in the French television show Prodiges. Madsen joined Boston Ballet II in 2019.