Meet The Ballet Scout Data Team!

Meet the Faces Behind BalletScout!

The Ballet Scout was created for dancers to find audition opportunities all on one centrally located platform. Composed of several teams to ensure that users have the most up to date audition information, we wanted to highlight each group and share how they contribute to The Ballet Scout!

Data Team Description: 

The data team is integral to Ballet Scout's day-to-day operations and functionality. The two major components of their work involve: research based on specific organizations' sites and entry to ensure that users have the most accurate information possible. With a variety of systems in place, the data team strives to make data input both personal as well as uniform to BalletScout’s site operations. The large amount of ever-changing data in the dance world always keeps them on their toes!

Katie Connell - Head of Data Team

Katie began her dance training in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio, where she was able to dance alongside Dayton Ballet's professional company through their affiliated school. She attended various summer intensives such as Louisville Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, CPYB, Orlando Ballet School, and Ballet Tucson. She has also had the opportunity to serve as a resident assistant at CPYB, Orlando Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet's summer programs. She graduated from the University of South Carolina’s dance program in 2022 and upon graduation danced with Central Illinois Ballet for two seasons. In addition to dancing, Katie has been a part of the Ballet Scout data team since 2021, where she began in the first stages of the company's data entry. She now assists in managing data operations, and is currently dancing and teaching at the Greensboro Ballet in North Carolina. 

Rebecca Haftl - Data Gatherer

Rebecca started her training at her local YMCA taking ballet/tap classes until joining Chester Valley Dance Academy located in Exton, PA where she took ballet, jazz, and lyrical. She later attended year-round programs and summer intensives at The Philadelphia Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, Chautauqua Institution, and graduated from The School of American Ballet in 2022. Rebecca then joined the Nevada Ballet Theatre as an Apprentice and since then has been recently promoted to Company Artist. She also is a Penn State World Campus student pursuing a degree in Business Management. Rebecca has loved working with Ballet Scout since 2023! 

Siobhan Nickell - Date Gatherer 

Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Siobhan began her training in a small recreational ballet school. From there she transitioned through several schools including Dayton Ballet, The Washington School of Ballet, and finally to Cincinnati Ballet where she was a trainee under the direction of Sarah Hairston for the past three seasons. While at Cincinnati Ballet Siobhan was honored to perform in many ballets including Swan Lake, George Balanchine’s Valse-Fantaisie and Four Temperaments to name a few. Siobhan is currently a dancer with Eugene Ballet in Oregon and is very excited to be a second-year team member of BalletScout.

Madelyn Wolf - Data Gatherer

Madelyn Wolf was born in Pennsylvania and began studying ballet from a young age at The Nittany Ballet. Throughout her schooling she attended prestigious summer intensives on scholarship, such as Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, Philadelphia Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Sarasota Ballet. Wolf graduated both High School and College from University of North Carolina School of the Arts, under Susan Jaffe and Jared Redick, earning both her Fine Arts degree and a Pilates Mat certification. Immediately after graduating in 2021, Wolf joined New Orleans Ballet Theatre as an apprentice, where she danced for two years. Following her apprenticeship, Wolf was offered a company contract abroad with The Israeli Ballet under the direction of Claire Bayliss Nagar. Wolf currently resides in Tel Aviv, Israel and has has had the pleasure of performing soloist roles in popular classical, contemporary, and neo-classical ballets. Wolf joined The Ballet Scout in 2022, where she works on the data team and offers career mentoring and ballet coaching to aspiring and professional dancers around the world.

Elina Brein - Data Researcher

Elina is originally from the small town of Chehalis, WA. She began dancing at the age of seven and is currently a dancer with Eugene Ballet. She has two cats, dabbles in several other creative outlets and even creates her own dance-wear.