Biography
A native of Western North Carolina, Allison began her childhood training with Marilyn Cloutier of Sylva, NC, and Walter, Linda, and Peggy Fletcher of Asheville, NC. She then spent her high school years training at the NC School of the Arts in Winston- Salem and the VA School of the Arts in Lynchburg. After graduating, Allison joined Allegro Dance Theater of Chattanooga, TN, as a principal dancer and soloist and toured both nationally and internationally.
In 1996 she returned home to Asheville to start her lovely family and to teach and perform with the Asheville Ballet, ADDANCE, The Fletcher School of Dance, Wayne Burritt Dance, Angie’s Dance Academy, Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, and the Academy at Terpsicorps. Allison has now been training aspiring dancers of all ages and abilities for over 25 years.
Some of the amazing teachers and coaches Allison has had the pleasure of working with include Melissa Hayden, Melinda Lawrence, Gina Vidal, Trish Casey, Dianne Markham, Joan Saunders, Duncan Noble, Frank Smith, Gyula Pandi, Richard Kutch, Richard Gain, Petrus Bosman, David Keener, Mark Schneider, Alexander Bennett, Gelsey Kirkland, Brynar Mehl, Valerie Concha, Heather Maloy, and Ann Dunn.