Meet Ivy
Ivy Bancoff began her ballet training at the School of Philadelphia Ballet when she was six years old. At the age of 14 she was invited to join the Trainee Program and performed with the company in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, Angel Corella’s Le Corsaire, Angel Corella’s Swan Lake, and Harald Lander’s Etudes. Ivy has attended summer intensives with the School of Philadelphia Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Ellison Ballet as a scholarship student. In 2025, Ivy placed second in the Senior Women Classical category at the Youth America Grand Prix regional competition and advanced to the YAGP Finals in Tampa, Florida. Ivy joined Philadelphia Ballet II during the 2025/26 season.