Braden Hart began his ballet training at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and trained there for 7 years. There he was mentored by Marcia Dale Weary, Nicholas Ade, and Darla Hoover. His performance repertoire there included Tarantella, principal roles in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, and Alan Hineline’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Braden attended summer programs at Ballet Academy East and Miami City Ballet. As an apprentice at Carolina Ballet, he performed roles in Robert Weiss’ Four Seasons, Zalman Raffael’s Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto and Mozart: Symphony No. 40.