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Bay Teen Headed to Prestigious Germany Ballet School
Fourteen-year-old Jennifer Hackbarth will train at Germany's Stuttgart Ballet School after winning a scholarship in a worldwide ballet competition.
Whitefish Bay’s Jennifer Hackbarth will train at a prestigious Germany ballet school after competing her way to a scholarship, TMJ4 reports.
The 14-year-old Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy student earned the trip to the Stuttgart Ballet School after competing in the Youth America Grand Prix contest — the world’s largest ballet competition that matched thousands of other young performers against Hackbarth.
She was among the top 12 junior women performers, according to the organization’s website.
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Hackbarth told TMJ4 she has been dancing for 10 years, and is home-schooled, allowing her to spend more time training.
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