Maegan McHale

Maeghan McHale Hobbs named one of Dance Magazine’s Top 25 to Watch in 2010, was born in Baltimore, MD. She studied at the Baltimore School for the Arts, where she received a scholarship to Dance Theatre of Harlem. Performing with Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble. While living in NYC Maeghan studied at Steps on Broadway and performed with Extended Dance Company. She also performed Off – Broadway under the direction of Tony Award Winner Hinton Battle. She has participated in the Chicago Dancing Festival, Bald Ballerina’s No One Can Survive Alone Benefit, Jazz Dance World Congress, The Miss America Parade, and Dancers Responding to Aids Benefit. In 2005 Maeghan received a scholarship to Giordano Dance School, and in 2006 became a Performing Apprentice. 2007 marked her first season with Giordano Dance Chicago where she enjoyed 13 seasons. 

Along with establishing herself as a dancer with Giordano, she also had the opportunity to set her work on the Giordano II Company. Maeghan has had her work performed on the Joyce Theater Stage, through Dancin’ Downtown at The Joyce, as part of the DRA Benefit. In 2011 her piece “Angelica” won the Performance Award and performed in NYC for Central Park Summer Stage. In 2013 her piece “IF” also won the Performance Award and performed for Central Park Summer Stage as well. Through Youth America Grand Prix her choreography has been recognized with awards such as Outstanding Choreography/Choreographer, Regional Ensemble Winner, placed 1st in the Small Ensemble Category Finals in Tampa, and toured with “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow”. She also received the 2018 YAGP National Choreographer Award with the opportunity to travel to Russia to set her work on the Bolshoi. For the past 9 years she has served as a Judge for YAGP. 

In the summer of 2014, she was on the School Faculty at the USA International Ballet Competition, and was invited to be on faculty at CNADM in the fall of 2015. Where she will be returning this Summer. For the School year of 2021 she was on the Dance Faculty of South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. Maeghan had the honor of setting her first Professional Ballet on the dancers of First State Ballet Theatre in Feb. 2024. And just recently was hired as a Part-Time Faculty Member of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School. Maeghan continues to travel for both Choreography and Master Classes to share her immense love for dance.