Photo by Jennifer Schaaf
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
What brought you here? Dancing. I moved to Columbus the day after I graduated High School to pursue my dream job as a dancer.
What is your favorite ballet step? Any sort of jump and anything fast - I love petite allegro and quick footwork.
What is your least favorite ballet step? I don’t necessarily have one…any adagio is challenging but I still love it.
Outside of dance, what are your hobbies? I love to read, craft, and journal. I literally have journals and lists to organize my journals and lists…
What animal would you be and why? Something that explores the depths of the ocean.
What brand of ballet/pointe shoes do you wear? Suffolk Stellars or Freed Classic Pro 90s. If those are out of stock, Suffolk spotlights.
What is the worst job you’ve ever had? I once worked at a pizza shop for a week, found out making boxed salads was not my forte. I also worked at a clothing store…also found out folding and stacking polos was definitely not my forte (side note - see last answer about the never ending laundry…I can’t even stay on top of my own let alone a stores!)
What is the first career you’ve dreamed of having as a kid? A paleontologist.
What is one thing you wish you were better at? Being on time. I always think I have more time than I actually do, especially in the morning.
What is one of your pet peeves? When drivers leave their turning signal on or don’t use it at all.
Erika Alloway
Erika Alloway began her dance training at Dance Centre North and the Center for Ballet and Dance Arts in Syracuse, NY. She is a graduate of BalletMet Columbus’ Pre-Professional and Professional Trainee Programs under the direction of Gerard Charles.
Erika has choreographed and performed in Columbus Dance Theatre’s Dancers Making Dances and was a recipient of the 2014 Columbus Dance Fellowship. She has performed as the Sugar Plum Fairy with the Warren County Theatre Project (2016–2018) and originated the role of Rose in the premiere of I Will Wait. Favorite CDT roles include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Anne Frank in the premiere of Anne: Diary in Dance, the title role in Claudel (winner of the 2015 Greater Columbus Arts Council Artistic Excellence Award), the Snow Queen in Wonderment, Queen Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the title role in Firebird. She also performed in CDT’s Experiment #2 and has danced works by Jaime Kotrba, Seth Wilson, Stella Kane, Jimmy Orrante, Laura Wade, Alfred Dove, Emily Bass Glinski, and Jan Erkert.
Her choreography on the Company was featured in CDT’s CDT @ 20 in 2020 and again in Homegrown II in 2023.
Erika is deeply grateful to her family, mentors, and friends for their support. She is thrilled to return for her thirteenth season as a CDT Company Member, Young Children’s Division Director, Managing Director, and instructor in both the ITP and YCD Programs.