Biography
Mary Haddad began her classical ballet training with Nan Cogswell Keating and continued her training with Boston Ballet School. She has danced professionally in more than 30 countries and performed principal roles in musical theater, from Frenchy in Grease to Fantine in Les Misérables.
A dedicated educator and choreographer, Haddad has taught dance and theater throughout New England and New York City, including at Emerson College, The Winsor School, Wheelock Family Theatre, and Broadway Dance Center. Her choreography has been featured in local commercials and productions including Newsies, Bye, Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins, State Fair, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, High School Musical, and Gypsy. She has also created original full-length ballets for young dancers, including The Little Mermaid and Anastasia.
Haddad holds a BA in Theatre and English from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA in Theatre Education from Emerson College, where her research focused on best practices for training young women in arts education settings. She is an American Ballet Theatre® Certified Teacher, having successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 5 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum, and holds a Massachusetts teaching license.
Haddad is thrilled to return to her roots at Boston Ballet School as part of the faculty.