Born in 1996 in Zagreb, Croatia, Ivana started her professional dance education at early age. After graduating Art Schools Silvija Hercigonja and Franjo Lučić, she spent one year at Academy of Dramatic Arts Zagreb. While living in Zagreb Ivana took classes and worked with Maša Kolar, Irma Omerzo, Petra Hraščanec, Guy Nader, Milan Tomašik, David Hernandez and Blenard Azizaj. In 2020 she graduated Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK), receiving Bachelor of Art in contemporary dance and ballet. During her studies she intensely worked with choreographers such as Esther Balfe, Eldad Ben Sasson, Alberto Franceschini, Chris Haring and Mani Obeya, as well as spending her internship in Scottish Dance Theater and Croatian National Theater Rijeka. As a freelance dancer she worked in MuTh, Theater an der Wien, Volksoper and Werk X. She is a dancer and artistic assistant for platform Choreoloop in Augsburg, Germany.