Maile Hashimoto grew up dancing in Minnesota at her local ballet school, Mankato Ballet Company. She later attended various summer programs at Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Ballet Arizona, Kansas City Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and Joffrey Ballet. Her training then took her to the professional program at the School of Ballet Arizona where she performed in Ib Andersen’s Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and Cinderella. After high school, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Dance Arts Administration from Butler University. While at Butler, she performed in a wide range of full-length classical ballets and contemporary works. Upon graduating from Butler, she joined Grand Rapids Ballet as a trainee where she had the opportunity to dance in original contemporary work and in corps roles alongside the company. Some of her favorite performances were Val Caniparoli’s The Nutcracker and Septime Webre’s Peter Pan. Maile is thrilled to be joining Madison Ballet this season!