Dancing runs through Maddison Hornery's veins and she will be taking her love for the art to new heights early next year.

The talented dancer has been selected in the NSW Youth Ballet's January production of Cinderella.

This is an exciting opportunity for Maddison who will spend two weeks in intensive training in Sydney during January 2026 at the NSW International Ballet Academy.

Two weeks of intense training will accumulate in a performance on Saturday, 17 January at the Glen Street Theatre in Belrose.

"I am looking forward to putting together the production and performing in a professional theatre. This is my first production and I am excited to tell the story through dance," Maddison said.

"I was really excited because I know a lot of people auditioned, and the standard of applicants was really high. I am excited to learn from different choreographers and dancers when we start training in Sydney."

Maddison's love for dancing began when she was three years old when her mum enrolled her into Physical Culture.

"I loved it so she then enrolled me into Kristen's Dance Studio (KDS) as well," she said.

Maddison's love for dance comes from being able to express herself through dance and music and being able to tell a story without saying anything.

Maddison began attending eisteddfods around the region at age seven and this is when she found her love for performing on stage.

The young dancer is dedicated to dance spending 13 hours a week in classes across five days as well as practice at home during the weekends.

As well as ballet Maddison enjoys all styles of dance.

"I currently take classes at KDS in ballet, lyrical and contemporary, jazz, hip hop and acro," she said.

"As well as dancing at KDS I also do physie with Lachlan Valley United and am an assistant teacher at KDS and Lachlan Valley United and enjoy sharing my love for dance with younger students."

Maddison is also part of the KDS performance troupe who competes at eisteddfods and performs at community events.

This year Maddison was also part of the KDS group who went and performed at DisneyLand and Universal Studios which Maddison said was an amazing experience.

"Dance will always be a big part of my life. I am looking forward to performing in a full length ballet production to see if it is something I would like to pursue professionally," she said.