Born on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Madeline Colesano began her dance training at Atlantic Coast Academy of Dance under the direction of Tanya and Coby Vincent. Madeline performed featured roles such as Swanhilda in Coppelia and Alice in Alice in Wonderland, as well as earning recognition from ballet competitions such as YAGP, Connecticut Classic, and the National Ballet Competition. She continued on her training at Ballet Rhode Island, formerly Festival Ballet Providence as a trainee under Kathleen Breen Combes and Yury Yanowsky. Madeline studied ballet at the University of Utah where she had the opportunity to perform roles such as Princess Florine in Sleeping Beauty as well as contemporary works by Susan Haag and Bashaun Williams. She joined Avant Chamber Ballet this past season as a trainee and is excited to join the company for the upcoming season as an apprentice!