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2025-2026 GUEST ARTISTS, Cont.
Hannah Wang Powell, Guest Artist
Hannah Wang Powell is originally from Austin, Texas where she started
dancing at Ballet Austin at age three. She began her pre-professional
training at Austin Metamorphosis Dance Academy. She studied there under
Melanie Kregel and Melissa Glouchkova, performing for seven years with
Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble. During this time, she participated in
Bailando Dance Festival and performed as a guest artist for Corpus Christi
Concert Ballet.
Hannah spent summers training with American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West,
and Joffrey Ballet Chicago. In 2017, she joined the Atlanta Ballet Conservatory
Program under the direction of Sharon Story, where she had the opportunity
to perform in the world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s The Nutcracker, Johan
Kobborg’s La Sylphide, and Bruce Wells’ Beauty and the Beast. In 2019, Hannah
was awarded a scholarship to join Richmond Ballet’s trainee program under
the direction of Judy Jacob and Stoner Winslett. She toured and performed
with Richmond Ballet for two seasons, including in their productions of
Paquita and The Nutcracker.
Hannah joined New Orleans Ballet Theatre in 2021. Since joining the company,
she has performed featured roles including Giselle, Sugar Plum Fairy in The
Nutcracker, and the Le Corsaire Pas de Deux.
Aaron Wiggins, Guest Artist
Aaron began dancing at age 4, at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Houston,
TX. Through high school, he was trained in Vaganova technique, jazz, tap, and
musical theatre styles of dance. Aaron then went on to Marymount Manhattan
College where he attained a BFA in Dance. While in college he studied the
techniques and performed repertoire by Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, and Martha
Graham, as well as continuing his Ballet training.
He now happily lives in New Orleans where he has danced with Marigny Opera
Ballet, Delta Festival Ballet, Melange Dance Company, and New Orleans Ballet
Theatre. Aaron is currently in his fourth season as a company member with New
Orleans Ballet Theatre.
