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Haley Henderson

Haley Henderson began her dance training at the age of eight with Clarissa Boeriu in Ventura, California. From the age of twelve she attended and received full scholarships to summer ballet programs including Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Cleveland San Jose Ballet, Hartford Ballet and Houston Ballet. She also trained with contemporary dancer Marla Bingham and performed with her company in 2000. Haley was one of fifteen dancers chosen from around the world to attend the Royal Danish Ballet’s summer program on full scholarship, and was promoted to dancer in 2001. In 2006 she represented the Royal Danish Ballet dancing with American Ballet Theatre during their Metropolitan Opera House season. Haley has worked with many prominent choreographers, and in 2005 danced the principle role in Abdallah during the Royal Danish Ballet’s critically acclaimed 3rd Bournonville Festival.