Multi-Hyphenate Talent

Meet Hanna Dessie, a 20-year-old Los Angeles native who graduated ​high school from the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in the South of ​France and is a current student at Howard University, working to ​become a professional tennis player and multi-hyphenate global ​talent.

Hanna attended the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles for 13 ​years, leading her into the entertainment industry she’s become ​incredibly passionate about. Her achievements since working in the ​industry include performing at the White House, Oscars, and ​Kennedy Center, acting in commercials for Chevrolet and Gap, and ​most recently, dancing in Tyler Perry’s Netflix film “A Jazzman’s Blues.” ​She was named “Dancer of the Week” in an article by ​PrettyBrownDancers and has been featured in stories by Essence ​Magazine, BET, and Refinery 21.

After two weeks of training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in the ​South of France, Hanna became the first person to receive a ​scholarship to the school in its 27-year history directly from ​Patrick Mouratoglou. Following her time in France, Hanna received ​support and sponsorship from Dunlop. She is currently starring in a ​series with Tennis Channel about her years in France which she ​hopes will inspire youth and young adult audiences to be ​ambitious, assiduous, and amiable.

Although juggling being an athlete and entertainer, she has found time to ​fall in love with Taekwondo where she’s achieved a 2nd-degree black ​belt, playing the drums, and most importantly, civic engagement.