Katie Hamberger has been dancing for 18 years, choreographing for the competition stage for 8 years, and teaching for 4 years. She is passionate about helping dancers reach their potential through collaboration, encouragement, and creativity.
She began her training at age 3 at Conservatory Ballet in Reston, Virginia where she first fell in love with ballet. At age 9 she began her training with Ashburn Academy of Dance, where she trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and hip hop as well as completing The Ballet Method syllabus. She was a member of the Edge Performance Company for 8 seasons and of The Ballet Theatre of Ashburn for 9 seasons where she danced in lead roles such as the Snow Queen (The Nutcracker) and Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz).
Katie was a winner at the 2025 Virginia Dance Awards where she won Choreographer of the Year and Outstanding Artistic Direction for her work as the artistic director of the Ballet Theatre of Ashburn’s Peter Pan. She is continuing her education while teaching and is currently getting a certification in choreography through the Juilliard Extension.
She is so excited to for her fourth season teaching at Ashburn Academy of Dance!
