Madison Russo

Corps de Ballet

Social Media
Instagram: @madzrusso

Hometown
West Palm Beach, FL

Training
Ballet East – West Palm Beach, FL
Houston Ballet Academy

PBT
Joined PBT as a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2024

Other Professional Companies
Houston Ballet

  • Angular Momentum (Azure Barton)
  • Coppélia (Ben Stevenson)
  • Divergence (Stanton Welch)
  • Falling Forward (Caili Quan)
  • Giselle (Stanton Welch)
  • Jewels (George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust)
  • La Sylphide (Filippo Taglioni)
  • The Letter V (Mark Morris)
  • The Lightning Round (Dwight Rhoden)
  • Mayerling (Kenneth MacMillan)
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream (John Neumeier)
  • The Nutcracker (Terrence S. Orr- “Marie” and “Snow Queen”)
  • The Sleeping Beauty (Ben Stevenson)
  • Stars and Stripes (George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust)
  • Swan Lake (Stanton Welch)
  • Symphony in C (George Balanchine ©The George Balanchine Trust)
  • Under the Folding Sky (Justin Peck)
  • The Wizard of Oz (Septime Webber- “Wicked Witch”)

  • ADC/IBC: Fernando Bujones Award 2014
  • Gold Medal Junior Women’s Contemporary 2014
  • Silver Medal Junior Women’s Classical 2014
  • Gold Medal Senior Women’s Classical 2015
  • Indianapolis International Ballet Competition: Finalist, Contemporary Prize 2015

  • Choreographed The Many (Houston Ballet Academy, 2016)
  • Participated in Temps Lié International Ballet Festival Gala, Astana Kazakhstan (2018)
  • Choreographed Chrysalis (Houston Ballet for their Elle Emerge Gala, 2018)
  • Choreographed Impetus (Houston Ballet II, 2021)
  • Choreographed “Just Dance” for Hartwood 2025 on PBT
  • Choreographed Spina (Houston Ballet II, 2023)
  • Toured with Houston Ballet to Minneapolis, MN, Tokyo, Japan and Dubai, U.A.E

Q&A

What has your favorite role been?
The Wicked Witch in Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz because it’s fun to be evil.

What do you enjoy doing when you’re not dancing?
Baking all sorts of over-the-top treats

What’s your perfect day?
A combination of sleeping in, a farmer’s market, some Pilates and getting dressed up to go for dinner and then drinks with my friends.

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