Ava Winer ‘26

Ava Winer is a senior at Harvard College concentrating in Social Studies. She was raised in Los Angeles, where she began her ballet training at Southland Ballet Academy. She then trained with Alla Khaniashvili, Marat Daukayev, Sarah Hay, and Regina Park. She was delighted to perform the role of the Sugarplum Fairy in Marat Daukayev's production of The Nutcracker. Ava placed first in the classical division of Youth America Grand Prix in 2017, 2020, and 2022. She placed second in the classical division in 2019, and third in 2016. Her summer training includes study at the Royal Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, and Houston Ballet Academy. She is so excited to be serving as HBC's tech producer this year!