Biography

Dana Westfall began her early training in Colorado Springs, Colorado at Springs City Ballet. She supplemented her dance education by attending summer intensives at Houston Ballet, Ballet West, City Ballet of San Diego, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

In 2011 Westfall graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet and a Minor in Business, where she had the privilege of being a member of Utah Ballet. During this time she performed featured roles in classical ballets such as La Bayadere, Le Corsaire, and Paquita, as well as worked with choreographers Rick Tija, Eddie Toussaint, Jiang Qi, and Edgar Zendejas.

Following graduation, Westfall joined Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre and performed with the company for four seasons. Her most memorable roles include: Fleur de Lys in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Queen of Hearts in Alice and her Bizarre Adventures in Wonderland. Throughout her professional career she has taught at studios in Colorado, Indiana, and Illinois.

After relocating to Boston, Westfall joined the Boston Ballet School as a studio administrator in 2018. She became a faculty member in 2019 for the Classical Ballet Program and Children’s Program.