Hanna Manka

Hanna is a professional ballet dancer and actress based in Indianapolis. Her training background includes studying at the world-renown Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. She represented the United States twice competing at the prestigious Varna International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria, and she is a 2-time international gold medalist and recipient of the special jury prize for Promising Young Talent at the World Ballet Art Grand Prix Finals in Toronto, Canada. She is a former soloist with the American National Ballet and is currently an international freelance artist. She also appeared as a contestant on season 17 of So You Think You Can Dance. Over the past few years, Hanna has had opportunities to dive into acting on screen, most recently starring in the short film, “Am I Still Dreaming?” which was selected as a finalist for 2025 Musicbed Challenge short film competition in the narrative category.