Cassandra Hope Moyer

Originally from Gilbert, Arizona, Cassandra Hope Moyer began her training at the Yen-Li Chen Ballet School and with the Southwest Youth Ballet Theater both under the artistic direction of Yen-Li Chen where she danced until she graduated in 2018. Under the direction of Ms. Chen, Cassandra was given the opportunity to perform the roles of Sugar Plum, Dew Drop, and Clara in The Nutcracker, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, and Dawn in Coppélia. There, she also performed works choreographed by Nayon Iovino, Ian Poulis, Kara Davis, and Aaron Cash. Cassandra then went on to continue her training as a trainee with BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio. As a trainee, Cassandra performed in George Balanchine’s Serenade and as Lise in excerpts from La Fille mal gardée.

Cassandra joined the Ballet Theatre of Maryland in 2020 as an Apprentice and was promoted to the rank of Demi-Soloist in 2022. While at BTM, she has originated the roles of Popcorn in Nicole Kelsch’s The Nutcracker and The Princess in Roman Mykyta’s Kotyhoroshko. Cassandra has also performed many other featured roles including the Romani Queen Megera in La Esmeralda, one of the Cygnets in Swan Lake, Nomad Lead in Don Quixote, Chinese Lead in Dianna Cuatto’s The Nutcracker, and as one of the Demi-Soloists in Edward Stewart’s Sapphire Romance.