Dana van der Geer was born in Voorburg in the Netherlands. She studied musical theater at the Fontys Dance Academy for three years before joining the prestigious musical theater program at the Fontys Conservatory. Here she received vocal lessons from Edward Hoepelman and Katrien Verheijden. In 2019, she graduated from the conservatory with her own show ALICANTE. During her last year of school, she started as an ensemble/cover Sophie on MAMMA MIA! in Utrecht, Netherlands. In 2021, she was assistant to director Koen van Dijk and choreographer Roy Jonathans on SPRING AWAKENING. She then moved to Vienna for MISS SAIGON at the Raimund Theater, where she was part of the ensemble and cover Gigi.