Helen Hope graduated summa cum laude from Connecticut College with a BA in East Asian Studies (Japan concentration) and a minor in dance. Helen has trained in ballet, tap, jazz, character and modern at Virginia Ballet Theatre, Todd Rosenlieb Dance, Ballet Chicago and K-Classic Ballet Studio in Kyoto, Japan. She is also a proud alumna of the Virginia Governor's School for the Arts musical theatre department, the Rockettes Summer Intensive and Interlochen Center for the Arts.