Birthplace

Ann Arbor, MI

Dance Training

Ballet Virginia International
Houston Ballet Academy
Houston Ballet II

Promotions

2022 - Demi Soloist 
2019 - Corps de Ballet

Year Joined

2018

Favorite Ballet

Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Manon and Mayerling
Stanton Welch's Marie

Favorite Role

Wendy in Trey McIntyre's Peter Pan 

Defining Moment

Playing Lauren Anderson in Stages Repertory Theatre's production of Plumshuga: The Rise of Lauren Anderson

Bio

Kellen Hornbuckle joined Houston Ballet as an Apprentice in 2018, after being promoted from Houston Ballet’s second company, Houston Ballet II, where she has trained full time since 2016.  Originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Hornbuckle started attending Houston Ballet Academy’s Summer Intensive Program in 2012 before joining the Academy year-round in 2016 as a member of HBII, where she performed alongside Houston Ballet’s Company in productions like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.  She was promoted to a Corps de Ballet member in 2019.

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