Jennifer Hackbarth

Sponsored by Jodi Peck & Les Weil

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jennifer Hackbarth trained at the Milwaukee Ballet School, John Cranko Schule, and the School of American Ballet.

Most recently, she performed Aurora in Michael Pink’s production of Sleeping Beauty as a guest artist with Milwaukee Ballet. She previously danced with New York City Ballet, Dresden Semperoper Ballet, and The Sarasota Ballet where she was a Principal dancer. She also performed as a Guest Artist with the Royal Ballet in their program, Ashton Celebrated. Her Principal roles include Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Odile in Swan Lake, the title role in Giselle, Marie in The Nutcracker, along with Balanchine’s Rubies, Emeralds, Theme and Variations, The Four Temperaments, Who Cares, and various works from choreographers such as Sir Frederick Ashton, William Forsythe, David Dawson, Gemma Bond, Jessica Lang, Christopher Wheeldon, Johann Kobborg, and Edward Liang. 

Jennifer joined Milwaukee Ballet as a Leading Artist in 2025.