OONA

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Born and raised in New York City, Oona Moon Frances began dancing and singing as a small child in local programs at the YMCA.

At the age of 7 she was accepted into the prestigious School of American Ballet (SAB). While studying there, Oona has been cast in several productions with the New York City Ballet, including George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, the 50th anniversary of Coppélia, the “pas de quatre” in Tiler Peck’s premiere of Mozartiana, and performed alongside ballet icon Maria Kowroski in the Spring Gala ‘22 at Lincoln Center, for a star studded audience. — Her summer training includes American Ballet Theater, Steps on Broadway (jazz & hiphop), and Pacific Northwest Ballet intensives.

At 13 she enrolled in the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS), known for A-list alumni like Britney Spears, Alicia Keys, Justin Peck and Jeremy Allen White. The school works in partnership with her performing and training schedule at SAB, while allowing her to study voice and drama with staff from WaterWell (co-founded by Arian Moayed of Succession) and Rosie’s Theater Kids (founded by Rosie O’Donnell).

Throughout her childhood, Oona has appeared in digital content for NBC and Capezio dance-wear. As a baby she modeled the children’s line of Pharrell’s special edition Palladium boots for a VICE editorial. In 2020, Oona appeared in several episodes of Ron Howard’s On Pointe for Disney+.

Oona Moon Tiler Peck at Lincoln Center, New York City Ballt

Oona performing in Tiler Peck’s premiere performance of Mozartiana at Lincoln Center in 2022

“Ordinarily I would not single out for praise the young dancers from NYCB’s affiliated School of American Ballet who appear in Mozartiana. Here, however, they delivered a flawless performance, and deserve to be credited. They were Oona Moon Frances and...” - Critical Dance

Oona as a kid personality for Tasty x NBC in 2017

Oona Moon Frances singing at PPAS Professional Performing Arts School

Oona performing Mean Girls the Musical at the Professional Performing Arts School, NYC (PPAS) in 2024

Oona performing with SAB students in the NYCB Spring Gala at Lincoln Center with Maria Kowroski, featured in the Sunday Times. (May, 2022)

Oona as a baby model for Palladium in 2012

Oona appeared as herself in several episodes of On Pointe in 2020

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The time to sing is when your emotional level is too high to just speak anymore, and the time to dance is when your emotions are just too strong to only sing about how you feel.”

-Bob Fosse