Hannah Kate Galbraith was born in Nelson, New Zealand and began her dance training at the Rebecca Bignall Academy of Dance and the Southern Ballet in Christchurch. She then studied at the Tanya Pearson Academy in Sydney, Australia under the direction of Lucinda Dunn. At the age of 17, she moved to New York City to study at the Ailey School as a scholarship student under Milton Myers, Ana Marie Forsythe, Caridad Martinez and Jacquelin Buglisi. During this time, she performed works by Alvin Ailey, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Cayetano Soto Ramirez, Ronald K Brown and Dwight Rhoden. Hannah has worked with such renowned companies as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Futorian Dance Theatre. She joined Ballets Jazz Montréal in 2020.