Allison Holker
| Allison Holker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Allison Renae Holker February 6, 1988 |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Television |
So You Think You Can Dance Dancing with the Stars |
| Spouse(s) | Stephen "tWitch" Boss (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
Allison Renae Holker Boss (born February 6, 1988) is an American dancer. Holker is credited with a wide variety of work in film, television, and concert tours. She is known from her appearances on the television dance competition So You Think You Can Dance, where she was a contestant in season 2 and an all-star in seasons 7 through 11.
Holker was born in Minnesota and grew up in Orem, Utah and graduated from Timpanogos High School in June 2006. Holker began her dance training at the age of nine when she enrolled as a student at The Dance Club in Orem, UT. While there she began to specialize in Contemporary, Tap, Ballet, and Jazz, and performed in the opening & closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Since then she has won numerous dance titles including her first National competition in Co DANCE in 2004 and as the National Senior Outstanding Dancer at the New York City Dance Alliance in 2005.
Holker performed with Earth, Wind and Fire at the opening and closing ceremonies at the Olympic Games in 2002, and in the Disney movies High School Musical and High School Musical 2. On television, she has been seen in various commercials and advanced to the Top 8 on the second season of So You Think You Can Dance, and danced in that season's SYTYCD nationwide tour. She performed with a show called "Ballroom with a Twist," choreographed by Louis Van Amstel, and appeared with American Idol's Clay Aiken in his PBS special "Tried and True". Holker was featured in the "Jar of Hearts" music video by Christina Perri. In September/October 2011 Holker was one of Demi Lovato's backup-dancers. Holker has taught at different dance conventions and workshops across the country, also branching out into choreography. Holker was a backup-dancer on The X Factor USA working together with Brian Friedman. On April 30, 2013, she performed a dance routine on Dancing with the Stars with Stephen "tWitch" Boss. They danced to Crystallize, which was being performed live by Lindsey Stirling.
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