Hope Ratliff

Hope started dancing when she was 9 years old at Denison Dance Academy, under Mrs. Ilona Nogar. From there she moved to Wichita Falls, Texas where she danced with the Wichita Falls Youth Ballet. In 2020 she moved to Salt Lake City to dance with Ballet West in their Professional Training Division. While at Ballet West she had the opportunity to dance under their amazing faculty, such as, Adam Sklute the Artistic Director of Ballet West, Evelyn Cisneros Legate the Academy Director and Christopher Sellars the Trainee Director. Also during Hope's time at Ballet West she got to dance in Ballet West's production of The Nutcracker, Pam Robinsons The Glass Slipper, a Green Girl in George Balanchines Western Symphony, a variation from Paquita and many more. Alongside her ballet career, Hope is working towards a degree in Communication Science and Disorders at Abilene Christian University online.

Hope joined Ballet North Texas as a trainee in their 2022/23 season, and is happy to be starting her fifth season with the company for the 2025/26 season!