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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