Brigitte Hagerman Fijal started classical ballet training at the age of four under the direction of Michael Tevlin at the Fort Wayne Ballet School. At 16, she moved to New York City to advance her training at The Joffrey Ballet School.  After dancing as a company member for Joffrey 2 in NYC and as an apprentice with Momix, Brigitte decided to go into acting and moved to Hollywood, CA. There, she was invited to join the Los Angeles based circus, Cirque Berzerk, as their ballerina. She has also been cast in several national commercials, music videos, television programs and feature films.Brigitte has had the honor of working with great talent such as David Bowie, Taylor Swift, Emma Stone, Gary Oldman, Robert Patrick and Philip Seymour Hoffman. She also worked with several noted directors, including Floria Sigismondi, David LaChapelle & P.T. Anderson.  Brigitte is the Director of Dance Theatre of Vermont Instagram account @balletwithbrigitte & @dancetheatrevermont