Margaret Wall (or Maggie, as most call her), grew up near Ann Arbor, Michigan where she began her ballet training at age three with Lee Ann King.  At age 11 Maggie began studying with Mr. Iacob Lascu in Bloomfield Hills, MI where she received numerous opportunities to dance professionally with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Michigan Opera Theatre.  She has also studied at BalletMet in Columbus, OH, and The Kirov Academy (formerly the Universal Ballet Academy) in Washington D.C.

    In May, 2003 Maggie began teaching ballet at DuHadway Dance Dimensions in Alma, Michigan. She has also been a featured guest  teacher at the West Michigan Dance Festival in Grand Haven, Michigan. Maggie founded the Astoria School of Ballet in March of 2004 and is looking forward to her fifth year in teaching in Astoria.