Allison Holker

 Allison Renae Holker (born February 6 1988) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. Holker has worked in film, television, and concert tours. Her most well-known appearances are on the dance show So You Think You Can Dance in which she was an contestant in season 2 and was an All-Star in seasons 7-11 and 14.Holker was born in Anoka County in Minnesota, lived in Orem, Utah, and graduated from Timpanogos High School in June 2006. At the age of nine she began dancing when she was accepted as a student at The Dance Club of Orem. When she was in Orem she began to become a specialist in tap, contemporary jazz, ballet and tap. She performed in the closing and opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics. She has won dance titles and her first competition at the national level in Co DANCE in 2004 and in the role of National Senior Outstanding Dancer at the New York City Dance Alliance in 2005.Holker was part of Earth, Wind and Fire in the closing and opening ceremonies at the Olympic Games in 2002, and also in the Disney films High School Musical and High School Musical 2. She has been in a variety of commercials for television and was the top 8 finisher on the second season of So You Think You Can Dance. In addition, she danced in the SYTYCD national tour. She was a part of the show Ballroom with a Twist, choreographed by Louis Van Amstel,