Aiva Berrigan

Originally from New Hampshire, Aiva Berrigan is a graduate of Boston Ballet’s rigorous Pre-Professional Program where she trained for three years. She also performed in Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker and in the Next Generation showcase. In 2020, Aiva joined Southern NH Dance Theater where she performed various soloist roles such as Odette in Swan Lake, Sugarplum, Dewdrop, Arabian, Snow Queen, and Fairy Godmother in Cinderella. Regional Dance America named Aiva the 2022 senior classical outstanding soloist of the northeast region and she performed the Diana and Acteon variation at
RDA’s festival. She trained at many summer intensives including American Ballet Theatre NYC, Boston Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, School of American Ballet, and Philadelphia Ballet. She received a full scholarship to the National Choreographic Intensive and to Cleveland Ballet’s summer intensive in 2023. Aiva was a Trainee with Cleveland Ballet for the 2023-24 season, danced for Virginia National Ballet from 2024-2026 and joined MBT in 2026.