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Violet Joy Hansen
SING! Site Coordinator
Sing! Site Coordinator
Violet Joy Hansen is a UC Santa Barbara honors student double majoring in Theatre and Music. Ms. Hansen grew up in Sacramento, California, and is currently a coloratura voice student under Professor Benjamin Brecher. Ms. Hansen has performed in over 40 musicals, including Belle in Beauty and the Beast and Rona in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. As a freshman, she was in UCSB’s production of The Mock Marriage. Ms. Hansen also has been dancing for 19 years, including dancing on pointe for ten years.