Johanna Yatco
Dancer
Johanna Yatco is from Manila, Philippines, and began formal ballet training at fifteen with House of Dance, Goh Ballet in Vancouver, Philippine Ballet Theatre, and Ballet Manila. She earned top-three placements at international competitions in Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, and Italy, and performed roles from Don Quixote, the pas de trois from Paquita, and Medora in Le Corsaire. As a guest artist she was invited to St. Petersburg for Innopraktika’s Russian Seasons and to Ballet Manila’s Giselle. She joined American Repertory Ballet as a trainee in 2022, dancing the Snow Queen pas de deux, Snowflakes, Flowers, Marzipan, and Coffee in The Nutcracker, and the Evil Queen in Snow White, and has danced in Ethan Stiefel’s Giselle, Paquita, and Cinderella.