Alicia Mae Holloway (born August 31, 1996) is an American ballerina and television personality. Holloway danced as an apprentice with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet before joining the corps de ballet at Dance Theatre of Harlem. She competed in the Miss West Virginia pageant in 2019 and the 25th season of the American dating reality television series The Bachelor in 2020.
Alicia Holloway | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1996 |
| Education | University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of American Ballet |
| Occupation(s) | Ballet dancer, television personality, beauty pageant contestant, social media influencer |
| Career | |
| Current group | Dance Theatre of Harlem |
| Former groups | Suzanne Farrell Ballet |
Early life and dance training
editHolloway was born on August 31, 1996, in Morgantown, West Virginia. She says she is of African-American, Cherokee, and Italian descent.[1][2] She was adopted as an infant by a black father and white mother in Morgantown.[1] She was raised in a religious, Christian family.[2]
She began studying dance when she was three years old at the Kate and Company Studio and Morgantown Dance Studio in West Virginia.[3][4] Holloway went on to attend Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts's boarding school.[4] From 2011 to 2015, she was enrolled at the School of American Ballet, where she trained under Suki Schorer, Susan Pilarre, Darci Kistler, Kay Mazzo, and Jock Soto.[3][4] Holloway attended summer dance intensive programs at Boston Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet.[4]
Career
editBallet
editHolloway danced for the Suzanne Farrell Ballet in Washington, D.C. as an apprentice.[3][5] She later joined Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she has danced in ballets by Robert Garland, Elena Kunikova, and Nacho Duato.[3][6] She has been with Dance Theatre of Harlem for seven seasons.[7] As a dancer, she performed on stage with Aretha Franklin.[8]
In October 2022, Holloway taught ballet in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.[9] In December 2022, she performed, as a guest artist, as the Sugar Plum Fairy with Greensboro Ballet in The Nutcracker.[10]
In 2023, she was featured, in ballet costume, on the cover of People's Health Issue for Winter/Spring 2023.[4]
Pageant and television
editIn 2018, Holloway competed in, and won, the 2019 Miss Tri-State Pageant.[11] In 2019, Holloway competed in the Miss West Virginia beauty pageant.[4][11]
In 2020, Holloway joined the cast of the American dating reality television series The Bachelor in the show's 25th season.[12][13] She was the first professional ballerina to ever compete on the show.[13] She was eliminated after the first week.
Personal life
editShe is a TikToker and Instagramer, and went viral after posting a video about the relationship between her adoptive mother and birth mother.[14] She also went viral for a series of videos she made about a potential stalker attempting to break into her hotel room.[15]
After competing on The Bachelor, Holloway was in a relationship with Juan Matallana.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b "Archived copy". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Alicia Mae Holloway Explains How a Psychic Played a Part in Her Incredible Adoption Story". Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ a b c d "Dance Theatre of Harlem - Alicia Mae Holloway". Archived from the original on 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g "West Virginia Native and Professional Ballerina, Graces the Cover of People Magazine's Health Issue"". 26 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "AliciaMae Holloway | Kennedy Center". Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "The Power of the Performing Arts: Uniting Artists While Apart". Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Alicia Holloway | Faculty". Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know about Alicia Holloway". 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Professional Dancer Alicia Mae Holloway Inspires Young Ballet Dancers on St. Thomas". 23 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Greensboro Ballet's new artistic director brings change and charm to the Nutcracker". 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ a b "Professional Ballerina Alicia Holloway Might be the Most Impressive Bachelor Contestant Ever". 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Bachelor Nation Star Alicia Holloway Featured on People Magazine Cover: 'At a Loss for Words!'". Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ a b "20 Questions with Alicia Mae Holloway: Get to Know the Bachelor Nation Star a Bit Better!". Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Woman Shares the 'Sweetest' Thing Her Adopted Mom Did to Keep Her Birth Mom Involved in Her Life". 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Professional dancer is told she might have a stalker after men try to break into her Holiday Inn room". 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Alicia Holloway Reveals if She Hopes to Get Engaged Soon, Plus: If Ballet Always Came Easy to Her". Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-08-16.