Alison Holker is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, and TV personality. She is best known for appearing on the TV dance competition series So You Think You Can Dance, in which she was a contestant in season 2 and one of the All-Stars in seasons 7–11 and 14.
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Allison Holker was born on Saturday, February 6, 1988 (age 34 years; as in 2022) in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius. He spent his early childhood in Minnesota every winter ice skating in a homemade rink built by his father in their backyard. Recalling his childhood in an interview, he said,
I learned to ice skate at a very young age. I also took some figure skating classes. I played a lot of hockey with my brothers in our backyard.
After moving to Utah when she was 9, Holker discovered dancing, and skating was put on the back burner. There, she enrolled as a student at The Dance Club in Orem and began her dance training. By the age of 11, she had learned ballet, tap dance, jazz, contemporary dance and hip-hop. Later, she toured with the dance convention NYC Dance Alliance. He attended Timpanogos High School in Orem, Utah. In 2004, she won the dance title at her first national competition, Ko Dance. At the age of 16, he earned the New York City Dance Alliance national title after which they hired him as an assistant.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Colour: Blonde
Eye colour: dark brown
Body Measurements (Approx): 30-28-32
Family
parents and siblings
Allison Holker’s father’s name is David Holker and mother’s name is Nikki Olsen Holker. His brother’s name is Dave Holker. Her elder sister, Jessica Holkar, is also a dancer.
From left to right, Nikki Holker, David Holker, Allison’s grandmother, Allison Holker, and Wesley Rene Fowler.
From left to right, Dave Holker, Jessica Holker, and Allison Holker
husband and children
On December 11, 2013, Allison Holker married Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss at Nigel Lithgow’s Villa San Juliet Vineyard and Winery in Paso Robles, California. Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss was an American freestyle hip-hop dancer, choreographer, actor, television producer, and television personality who gained popularity on the TV shows So You Think You Can Dance and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Allison has two children with Stephen, a daughter, Zia Boss (born in 2019), and a son, Maddox Laurel Boss (born in 2016). Alison Holker has a daughter, Wesley Rene Fowler (born 2008), from her previous partner, who was adopted by Stephen Boss after their marriage. On December 13, 2022, Stephen Boss committed suicide in a Los Angeles hotel room.
Wedding photo of Stefan Boss and Allison Holker
Stephen Boss with his wife Allison Holker and children
relationships/affairs
Stephen Boss and Alison Holker dated each other for three years. The pair first met in 2010 at a party at the end of season one of So You Think You Can Dance. He proposed to her while they were filming choreography for a Microsoft commercial.
livelihood
He performed with the American band Earth, Wind & Fire at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. She is trained in various dance styles. He trained with many dancers such as Travis Wall, Mia Michaels, Tyce Diorio, Kenny Ortega, and Louis Van Amstel. She has been interested in choreography since her teenage years. In an interview he said,
I have been teaching at dance conventions since I was 18 years old. This is where I got most of my training because I attended a lot of dance conventions when I was growing up. That’s how I met Mia Michaels or Brian Friedman or Tyus. He gave me a lot of opportunities and it helped me in the future.
She played a cheerleader in the American musical TV film High School Musical (2006) and its sequel in 2007.
Alison Holker (circled in red) as a cheerleader in High School Musical (2007)
Later, she appeared in various advertisements. He made it to the Top 8 on Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance; He also danced in the season’s nationwide tour.
Allison Holker and Ade Chike Torbert in So You Think You Can Dance Season 2
She was part of the off-Broadway theater production Revolution, which was a tap show. Her work includes SYTYCD promotional videos, dance segments on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and a piece for Dancing with the Stars. Next, she performed in the show Ballroom with a Twist, which was choreographed by Dutch-American ballroom dance champion Louis Van Amstel. She also appeared in American Idol’s Clay Aiken’s PBS special Tried and True (2010). He was featured in the music video for Christina Perri’s Jar of Hearts (2010). Around September or October in 2011, Holkar worked as one of the backup dancers for American singer Demi Lovato. She appeared in the series A Chance to Dance on the Ovation Network. As a choreographer, he worked with Canadian ice dancers Caitlin Weaver and Andrew Poje in 2012. She has worked with Brian Friedman as a backup dancer on The X Factor USA. On April 30, 2013, she teamed up with her husband Twitch to perform the song Crystallize on Dancing with the Stars, performed live by Lindsey Stirling. He earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Choreography (2013) with Derek Hough for the routines: “Heart Cry” and “Stars”.
Alison Holker (far left) and other nominated choreographers with Emmy host Neil Patrick Harris
She appeared on seasons 19, 20, 21, and 23 of the TV show Dancing with the Stars on ABC. In Season 19, she was partnered with Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett, but they were eliminated in Week 6 and finished in 9th place.
Holker with Jonathan Bennett on Dancing with the Stars
In season 20, she partnered with R5 singer and actor Riker Lynch; He made it to the finals and finished second.
Alison Holker and Riker Lynch on Dancing with the Stars Season 20
In 2015, she was nominated for a Teen Choice Awards. He had a recurring role in the sports drama TV series Hit the Floor. In 2017, Ellison and Twitch began hosting Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings, a documentary television series featuring couples and their Disney-themed weddings, which airs on Disney’s Freeform network and the Disney+ streaming service.
Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss and Allison Holker are hosting Disney fairy tale weddings
She co-founded CLI Studios, an online platform offering dance lessons from renowned choreographers. Later, Twitch and Holkar started the YouTube channel Official Boss Fam and Instagram account BossFamilyWorkout, which featured dance classes by them.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- National Senior Artist of the Year from Company Dance (2004)
- National Senior Outstanding Dance for New York City Dance Alliance (2005)
- National Senior Dancer of the Year (2007)
- New Media Influencer Award at the Industry Dance Awards (2022)
Allison Holker poses with her New Media Influencer Award at the Industry Dance Awards (2022)
Facts/General Knowledge
- He is a non-vegetarian.
Alison Holker’s Story Reveals She’s a Carnivore
- At the age of 11, she decided to pursue a career in dancing after watching her elder sister, Jessica Holkar, who is a dancer. At that time Jessica joined Mia Michaels’ dance group Mia Michaels Raw. Ellison went to watch the group’s dress rehearsal before traveling abroad. Then she was amazed to see the athletic and powerful bodies of the female dancers.
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