Podcast Episodes

Episode 69: Hannah Requa

by Rachel Caldwell

Today’s conversation was such a sweet time with my new friend, Hannah Requa. Hannah graduated from Texas Christian University’s School for Classical & Contemporary Dance and trained at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She has performed with multiple professional dance companies including wild goose chase dance, Bruce Wood Dance, Corpus Christi Ballet, and Mei/Co. Dance. Hannah has experience teaching in a variety of settings, including as an adjunct faculty member at Baylor University.

Hannah’s journey in dance started at the age of 14. She shares about what it looks like to trust God’s timing and to trust the doors He closes and opens along the path of life. Hannah has continued to dance professionally while being a mother of two, and I love hearing about her experiences seeing God’s goodness in the midst of what can certainly be a challenging balancing act! Hannah currently lives in Waco, Texas, with her husband Spencer and their two children. I am so inspired by Hannah, and I believe you will be as well!

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About Hannah:

Hannah Requa, originally from Fort Collins CO, began her training at age 14 through Canyon Concert Ballet. She graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in Ballet and Modern Dance from the TCU School for Classical & Contemporary Dance. While there she had the opportunity to perform with DanceTCU in works by Li-Chou Cheng, Susan Douglas Roberts, Elizabeth Gillaspy and Jane Weiner. Hannah trained at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the Lou Conte Dance Studio while performing as a freelance artist in Chicago from 2012-2013. She has been a member of wild goose chase dance, directed by Susan Douglas Roberts, since 2013. The company toured to Angers, France to perform at the World Dance Alliance Global Summit in 2014. Hannah performed with Bruce Wood Dance, a premier contemporary company based in Dallas, TX, for two seasons. She was a principal soloist for the Corpus Christi Ballet, where she performed roles such as Snow Queen and Dew Drop Fairy in The Nutcracker, Moyna in Giselle, and Princess Florine in Sleeping Beauty. 

Hannah joined Mei/Co. Dance for their 2021 summer performance of Sunshine Personified and continues to dance with the company. 

Hannah has enjoyed teaching in numerous capacities over the years, including being a guest lecturer at Texas Christian University, master teacher for Bailando Dance Festival in 2019, summer intensive instructor for Canyon Concert Ballet, and as faculty at Munro Ballet Studios.

She has been commissioned for works as a guest choreographer for Island Dance Demo at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, ARTBall Gala, and Regional Dance America Festival for the Corpus Christi Ballet school students.  

Currently, Hannah lives with her husband, Spencer, 5 year old daughter Charlotte, 1 year old son Pierce (and one year old lab puppy Hawkeye) in Waco, TX. She was an adjunct faculty member at Baylor University for three semesters. She is on faculty at Joy’s School of Dance, beginning a ballet program at her daughter’s school Live Oak Classical School, and performing with Silent House Theatre Co. in their production of Godspell this August.

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