Francesca Forcella began her training with her aunt, Gina Forcella, at Dance Stop Education Center in New Jersey, and then later focused on her ballet training with Risa Kaplowitz and Susan Jaffe at Princeton Dance and Theater in Princeton, New Jersey. Prior to joining BalletX, she worked with Houston Ballet II, Washington Ballet Studio Company, and Los Angeles’ American Contemporary Ballet. In 2011, she represented Houston Ballet at the International Youth Dance Festival in Budapest, Hungary, and in 2012, she was a recipient of a Helen Hayes Award for her work in Imagination Stage’s production of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. In 2015, Francesca briefly returned to guest with the Washington Ballet in Swan Lake under her former artistic director, Septime Webre. Francesca joined BalletX in 2013.