JAYDA HAZELETT

Indiana born and raised, Jayda Hazelett began dancing at the age of 3. Jayda transitioned to Project Ballet (formerly New American Youth Ballet) at age nine and began her formal ballet training under Beth McLeish. Jayda graduated from The Academic Conservatory at Project Ballet in 2020 with an honors diploma and then pursued degrees in Spanish and Ballet Performance at Indiana University’s (IU) Jacobs School of Music. While at IU, Jayda trained under Sarah Wroth, Michael Vernon, Christian Classens, Kyra Nichols, Sasha Janes, Glenda Lucena, Carla Korbës, as well as various guest teachers and stagers. Jayda enjoyed performing Valse Fantaisie, Serenade, Michael Vernon’s The Nutcracker and two world premiers–Sasha Janes’  The Nutcracker and Doug Fullington and Phil Chan’s Star on The Rise: La Bayadere…Reimagined! Jayda enjoyed working closely with stager Michael Shawn Breeden in Justin Peck’s In Creases and Heat Scape, as well as with stagers Mark Godden, Nicole Haskins, and Zipporah Karz. Jayda graduated from IU in 2024 and is joining Ballet Hartford as an apprentice for the 2024-2025 season.