MEGHAN KELLER
Meghan Keller, originally from Duxbury, Massachusetts, started her early dance training with Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, performing in their productions of The Nutcracker every year. She furthered her training at South Shore Ballet Theatre, primarily studying classical ballet, but also was introduced to other styles of dance. In 2024, Meghan graduated summa cum laude from the Universityof Hartford, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ballet Pedagogy with a minor in Business Administration. While at the Hartt School, she broadened her view of dance, studying many different styles of dance including classical ballet technique with Stephen Pier, Hilda Morales, and Debra Collins Ryder, José Limón technique with Nina Watt, Martha Graham technique with Miki Orihara and Ralph Perkins, and contemporary dance forms with Katie Stevinson Nollet. Throughout her college career, she performed a diverse repertoire including works by the Hartt School faculty, guest choreographers such as Hope Boykin and Thomas Vacanti, and classic works by Marius Petipa, José Limón, and Martha Graham. She was honored to have opportunities to develop her techniquefurther, performing Martha Graham’s Primitive Mysteries at the University Partners Showcase at the Joyce Theater in New York in 2023, training at the Limon Italia workshop in Rome Italy in 2023, and dancing as one of the first young artists at the Trentino Music and Dance Festival in Primiero, Italy in 2024. She hopes to continue to spread her love of dance through performing, choreographing, and teaching.
Meghan is so thrilled to be joining Ballet Hartford for their 2024/2025 season!