Instagram: @maddieelise99 • Madison Pineda began dancing in Sacramento, CA, and later in Keller, TX. After completing two years at the Joffrey Ballet School Jazz and Contemporary Program under artistic director Michael Blake, Madison studied and recently graduated from The Juilliard School in June 2021. She trained at summer intensives including Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Dance Festival, the Nederlands Dance Summer Intensive, and the Arts Umbrella Summer Dance Intensive, and has performed works by Bryan Arias, Marne Van Opstal, Crystal Pite, Desmond Richardson, Rena Butler, Nijawwon Matthews, and Darrell Moultrie. With multiple achievements, Madison was recognized as one of the four recipients of The Fields Ballet Scholarship Award in 2017, awarded Julilliard’s Martha Hill Award, received the Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship Grant, and was chosen to present work in Juilliard’s Choreographers Composition program. Her performing highlights include dancing on the Jacob’s Pillow InsideOut stage, performing Martha Graham’s Rite of Spring, and dancing for the new Warner Brothers film, “In the Heights.” Madison is very excited to perform with Barkin/Selissen Project.