MAGGIE BUCKO

Maggie began dancing when she was 12 years old at Philadelphia Dance Theatre, under the direction of Joy Delaney Capponi. In 2019, at age 17, she moved to Sarasota, FL, and danced as a trainee with Sarasota Ballet for two years. While there, she had the opportunity to dance with the main company in The Nutcracker and their 29th Season Gala. In 2021, she moved to Phoenix, AZ, to join Ballet Arizona as a Studio Company member. She danced in Balanchine’s Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto, Frederick Ashton’s Les Patineurs, and in Artistic Director Ib Andersen’s World Premiere Guan Gabriel, among others. Her most prominent role was Juliet’s Cousin in Ib Andersen’s Romeo and Juliet. She is excited to begin her second season with Ballet Hartford as a Company Artist.