Abby Hammer has been dancing since the age six and spent her youth intensely training in classical ballet with acclaimed intuitions including Maryland Youth Ballet, the Pennsylvania Ballet, and the Pittsburgh Ballet.  She began her training in modern dance as a student at Goucher College in Baltimore, MD, where she recently graduated with a double BA in Psychology and Sociology.  She has had the opportunity to work with a multitude of celebrated artists including Gabriel Masson, Roger C. Jeffery, Janis Garrett, Heather McArdle, Adrienne Clancy and Ed Taylor.