Haley Baker is originally from Enola, Pennsylvania and has been dancing since the age of

three. She began her classical ballet training at Pennsylvania Regional Ballet in 2010 under the

direction of Sandra Carlino. She also attended Ribbon Mill Ballet in Carlisle, Pennsylvania with

individual coaching from Leslie Hench. She has attended summer programs at Pennsylvania

Ballet, Miami City Ballet, the USA/IBC Dance School, and Joffrey Ballet Chicago. Baker went on

to attend Indiana University and graduated from the Jacobs School of Music in 2020 with a

Bachelor of Science in Ballet and an Outside Field in Psychology. In her time at Indiana

University, Baker performed in a wide variety of works from choreographers such as George

Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, Penny Saunders, and Mark Morris. In her senior

year, Baker performed as Sugar Plum in Michael Vernon’s The Nutcracker and was working

with Sasha Janes on the role of Cinderella in his new production of the full length classic. After

graduation, she joined Grand Rapids Ballet where she danced for two seasons, performing in

works such as George Balanchine’s Serenade and Christopher Stowell’s A Midsummer Night’s

Dream. Baker is currently in her third season with Chicago Repertory Ballet and on faculty at

Chicago Ballet Center.