Madison Pineda’s love for dance began at the age of three in California. She then continued training in Texas at Dana’s Studio of Dance. She was awarded scholarships to attend the Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensives, where she learned a new artistic approach to dance. This eventually led to an amazing opportunity to train in New York at the Joffrey Ballet School Jazz and Contemporary Program on scholarship, where she completed two incredible years under Artistic Director Michael Blake. Madison was accepted into The Juilliard School in 2017 and is in her fourth year as a dance major. During her college years, she has trained at summer intensives, including Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Dance Festival, the Nederlands Dance Summer Intensive, and the Arts Umbrella Summer Dance Intensive. She has performed works by Martha Graham, Bryan Arias, Marne Van Opstal, Crystal Pite, Desmond Richardson, Rena Butler, and Darrell Moultrie. Working with choreographers Marne Van Opstal and Rena Butler, Madison learned a collaborative take on choreography and, her interest in creating grew. She was one of six choreographers chosen to present work in Juilliard’s Choreographers and Composition program. Madison is an ambassador/model for Apolla Performance Wear, as well as a freelance model. She was recognized as one of the four recipients of The Fields Ballet Scholarship Award 2017 in New York City. Performing highlights include dancing on the Jacob’s Pillow InsideOut Stage, dancing at NJPAC as a principal dancer for XY Dance Project, performing alongside Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane dance company members as a soloist in the Dances by Dancers 2017 show, performing Martha Graham’s Rite of Spring , dancing for the upcoming Warner Brothers film, In the Heights and performing in Andrea Miller’s Desde. Madison is looking forward to growing as an artist while traveling the world, performing, and sharing her passion for dance.