Zodiac Sign: Cancer

What brought you here? Asking my mom to sign me up for dance as a little kid

What is your favorite ballet step? Waltz

What is your least favorite ballet step? Brisé

Outside of dance, what are your hobbies? Reading

What animal would you be and why? I would be a deer so that I could walk around the forest all day long

What brand of ballet/pointe shoes do you wear? Russian Pointe

What is your favorite random fact? The most common squirrel in Ohio is a flying squirrel

What is the first career you dreamed of having as a kid? Being a Princess

What is one thing you wish you were better at? Spelling

What is one of your pet peeves? People walking slow

Hayden Johnson

Hayden Johnson began dancing with Columbus Dance Theatre at the age of 6 and joined the Intensive Training Program at the age of 9, where she finished her training in 2023. She is returning to the company for her third season, in which she will be dancing as an official Company member.

She has attended summer programs with Nashville Ballet and Joffrey Ballet. One of her favorite roles was the Red Queen in Columbus Dance Theatre’s production of “Alice: A Wonderland Ballet,” as well as The Princess in “Wonderment.”

Hayden is looking forward to dancing with the company again in the upcoming 2024-25 season.