Giovanna Ward is a Maryland native where she began dancing at just three years old with The Maryland School of Ballet and Modern Dance training under the direction of Laura Ward-Moran. From 2014-2016, Giovanna had her first professional performance experience at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore dancing various roles with The Moscow Ballet in their Great Russian Nutcracker.

In high school, Giovanna was part of The John Carroll School’s College Preparatory Dance Program inaugural class. With the program, Giovanna studied under her mentor, Laura Ward-Moran, and received conservatory training in an academic setting studying anatomy, dance history, and working with guest artists from across the state of Maryland. Giovanna graduated from John Carroll in 2021 with a distinction in fine arts, the recipient of the fine arts award, and president of the Dance National Honor Society.

Giovanna is currently in her senior year at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee working to receive her BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance in 2025. Throughout her time at the conservatory, Giovanna has performed contemporary works by Hope Boykin, Jennifer Archibald, Daniel Pelzig, and Asia Pyron. In addition, Giovanna has been involved in multiple Berklee ensembles including, “The Janet Jackson Experience'' under the direction of Professor John Roberts and Tia Fuller.

Most recently, Giovanna was one of twelve conservatory students selected to travel to Los Angeles, CA in July 2024 to perform a new work by Jennifer Archibald at KCON LA, featured at both the LA Convention Center and CRYPTO.COM Arena.

Giovanna’s strength lies in her adaptability and dance versatility while striving to constantly evolve as an artist. Giovanna is also an active advocate for arts education through her initiative, Arts All Across. Her mission is to create inclusive spaces and opportunities in the arts for all children. She wholeheartedly believes it is the access she’s had to the arts since a young age that has molded her into the person she is today and as such, works to make the arts accessible to all students in the Boston and Baltimore areas.