Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
What brought you here? Dance! 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…
What animal would you be and why? Something that explores the depths of the ocean!
What brand of ballet/pointe shoes do you wear? Freed Classic Pro 90s, or 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, and is a graduate of BalletMet Columbus' Pre-Professional and Professional Trainee Programs under the direction of Gerard Charles.
Most recently, Erika has performed and choreographed for CDT's Dancer's Making Dances and was a winner of the 2014 Columbus Dance Fellowship. She has also guest performed the role of Sugar Plum Fairy for the Warren County Theatre Project from 2016-2018 as well as Rose in the premier of I Will Wait. Notable favorite CDT roles include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, the premiere performance of Anne: Diary in Dance, in which she originated the role of Anne Frank, and title role of the encore performance of Claudel, which won the 2015 Greater Columbus Arts Council's Artistic Excellence Award, The Show Queen in CDT’s Holiday Ballet Wonderment, and the Firebird in CDT’s production of Firebird. Erika has also enjoyed performing works by Jaime Kotrba, Seth Wilson, Stella Kane, Jimmy Orrante, Laura Wade, and Jan Erkert. In 2023, Erika's work on the Company from CDT's 2022 performance, Dancers Making Dances, was selected to be showcased in CDT's performance of Homegrown II.
Erika gives thanks to her family, friends and instructors for all of their guidance, love and support and is thrilled to be returning to CDT for her eleventh season as a Company Member, the Young Children's Division Director, CDT's Managing Director, and a teacher in the ITP and YCD Program.