ALISON WALTERS
Alison Walters began her training at the Dance School in Everett before moving to Olympic Ballet School at age 10. She’s performed in numerous full-length ballets, including Coppelia, Giselle, and The Nutcracker. She attended summer intensives at Houston Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet, and Colorado Ballet. Alison placed at the Youth America Grand Prix Seattle semi-finals from 2017-2019. She continued her training at Colorado Ballet Academy on scholarship and competed in the YAGP finals in 2020. In 2021, she was promoted to Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company, where she danced alongside company dancers in many productions, including Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, and Clark Tippet’s Bruch Violin Concerto.
Q & A
FAVORITE ROLE PERFORMED WITH OBT?
Kitri’s Friend (Don Quixote)
DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT DAY OFF
Sleep and Real Housewives of NYC
WHAT’S SOMETHING PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I’m also a full time student at the University of Washington.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT IN EDMONDS?
Edmonds Book Shop
WHAT ARE YOUR DANCE BAG MUST-HAVES?
Salonpas, jalapeño beef sticks, second skin, perfume.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST THIS UPCOMING SEASON?
Coppélia! This will be my 3rd time performing it with OBT.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE EXERCISE TO DO IN CLASS?
Adagio