Hannah Thomson was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand. She started her training at Garden City Dance Academy at the age of four and furthered her studies at the Anneliese Gilberd Dance Academy before auditioning and joining the New Zealand School of Dance as a classical major. While at the School she worked with tutors including Turid Revfeim, Medhi Angot, Nadine Tyson and Loughlan Prior, including being a part of the creation of two of Loughlan Prior’s works for students at the School. Hannah joined the RNZB as a guest dancer for Cinderella in 2022 and now joins the company as the 2023 Todd Scholar.