Allyson

Ballet

Allyson Miller is a performance artist from Columbus, Ohio. She recently received a BFA in dance at Sam Houston State University with collegiate training from Andrew M. Noble, Dionne L. Noble, Jennifer Pontius, Travis Lake, Adele Nickel, Rasika Borse, Andrew Smith, Tyler Orcutt, Colette Kerwick, and Jacob Regan. Allyson received her professional training from Marjorie Jones School of Dance under the Artistic Directorship of Stephanie Pritchard and additional faculty: Dara Berman-Cheung, Kylie Bonfonte, Sarah Bullen, Joshua Manculich, and Stephanie Doe Miller.

In addition, Allyson has trained with Salt Contemporary Dance (Amy Gunter, Chloe Crenshaw, Maxi Riley), Visceral Dance Chicago (Nick Pupillo, Braeden Barnes, and Abdeil Figueroa Reyes), the José Limón Dance Company (Dante Puleio), and with Giordano Dance Chicago (Nan Giordano). One of Allyson’s most formative artistic experiences was with Dance Italia’s Advanced Training Program in 2025 under the guidance of Stefanie Nelson, Glenda Gheller, Dages Keates, Emma-Lynn MackKay-Ronacher, Brian McGinnis, Andrew Noble, Dionne Sparkman Noble, and Yue Yin.

Allyson danced with CPR: Inhale Movement for their 2026 season and learned from artists Carolyn Pampalone Rabbers, Kelsey Paschich, Seyong Kim, Sarah Zehnder, and Sophie Allen. Performances toured across the midwest including festivals such as Dancing In Summer Festival, Grand Rapids Ballet Summer Dance Festival, and Dance City Festival. She performed in the Real Collegio Summer Festival in Lucca, Italy, NobleMotion’s Free Rein, Artists for Hope Charity Dance Concert in Houston, Texas, the Cry Gala with Karmagraphy Entertainment in Houston, Texas, and is excited to join Salt Contemporary Dance’s Salt2 Company for the 2026-2027 season.