Addison Goan is from Lexington, KY, and is in her second season as a Trainee at Indianapolis Ballet. She began her dance training at Blackbird Dance Theatre and the Lexington Ballet School. After graduating as a ballet major from the School for the Creative and Performing Arts at Lafayette High School in 2020, she took a gap year and danced professionally with the Lexington Ballet Company, taught ballet to students ages 5-18, and furthered her dance education with Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. 

Addison continued her artistic and academic studies at the University of Utah and graduated with a BFA in Ballet in May 2024. During her time in college, she danced in works choreographed by William Christensen, José Limón, Marius Petipa, Mikhail Fokine, Justine Sheedy-Kramer, Jay (Jong Hoon) Kim, and Chung-Lin Tseng. In December 2022, Addison danced as a guest artist in North Star Ballet’s The Nutcracker in the roles of Snow Pas de Deux and Arabian Pas de Deux. She was also a member and officer for the student-led organization Character Dance Ensemble and traveled with the group on international research and performance trips to Japan and Costa Rica.