Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Maddie began her ballet training at age 3 after moving to Indiana. She has grown up in Fort Wayne Ballet’s Auer Academy under the direction of Karen Gibbons-Brown, Eleanora Pokhitonova-Hartung, and Tracy Tritz. She’s attended many summer programs including American Ballet Theatre NYC, Ballet West, and Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet. After graduating high school, Maddie joined the Studio Company at Texas Ballet Theater. Since then, Maddie’s enjoyed dancing in numerous Fort Wayne Ballet productions such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations, and is thrilled to be back for her second season with the company.