Madeline McLaughlin joined Central West Ballet in 2023. Madeline has distinguished herself in the Lovers Sorrow from Frankenstein or the Modern Promnetheus. She has made her mark as the lead Chinese in The Nutcracker and as a Bond Sugar Rum in Nutcracker in Jazz.

Madeline McLaughlin got her early training at the Academy of Ballet Arts in Murrieta, CA. Later she moved to Salt Lake City to continue her training at the University of Utah's ballet program where she performed in classical ballets such as Swan Lake, Hansel and Gretel, and La Fille Mal Gardée. Ms. McLaughlin got the opportunity to perform new works by contemporary and neoclassical choreographers, most notably Matthew Neenan, Penny Saunders and Rick McCullough. Following her graduation she joined California Ballet and worked there until 2021. For the past two seasons Madeline McLaughlin has been dancing as a company member with Ballet Quad Cities, where she had the opportunity to develop as an artist through both classical and contemporary roles.