Growing up in Calgary, Alberta Dana trained and competed in ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary and tap. She then went on to study ballet at the International School of Ballet, performing and touring with Jeunesse Classique Ballet. Her summers were spent training at the Okanagan Summer Dance Intensive. Dana has been a dancer with Ballet Victoria since 2017 and a member of the BVC faculty since 2021. 

Growing up Dana trained under the Royal Academy of Dance completing her RAD Advanced 1 and 2 exams with Distinction. Since joining Ballet Victoria, she has fallen in love with the technique and artistry of the Vaganova Method. She hopes to inspire her students with her own love of dance.