Allison Renae Holker Boss (born circa 1988) is an American dancer. Holker is credited with a wide variety of work in film, television and concert tours. She is known from her appearances on the television dance competition So You Think You Can Dance, where she was a contestant in season 2 and an all-star in seasons 7 through 11.



Career

Holker performed with Earth, Wind and Fire at the opening and closing ceremonies at the Olympic Games in 2002, and in the Disney movies High School Musical and High School Musical 2. On television, she has been seen in various commercials and advanced to the Top 8 on the second season of So You Think You Can Dance, and danced in that season's SYTYCD nationwide tour. She performed with a show called "Ballroom with a Twist," choreographed by Louis Van Amstel, and appeared with American Idol's Clay Aiken in his PBS special "Tried and True". Holker was featured in the "Jar of Hearts" music video by Christina Perri. In September/October 2011 Holker was one of Demi Lovato's backup-dancers. Holker has taught at different dance conventions and workshops across the country, also branching out into choreography. Holker was a backup-dancer on The X Factor USA working together with Brian Friedman. On April 30, 2013, she performed a dance routine on Dancing with the Stars with Stephen "tWitch" Boss. They danced to Crystallize, which was being performed live by Lindsey Stirling.

Holker was nominated with Derek Hough for a 2013 Best Choreography Emmy® award for their work on "Dancing With The Stars." She was also a featured dancer in two of the other nominated pieces that year. And, along with her fellow Emmy-nominated choreographers, Holker prepared a piece that was performed to rave reviews at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards with Neil Patrick Harris.
So You Think You Can Dance
Dancing with the Stars

In August 2014, Holker was announced as one of the 12 professional dancers on the 19th season of Dancing with the Stars. She partnered with Mean Girls actor Jonathan Bennett. The couple was eliminated on Week 6, finishing in 9th place. On February 11, 2015, Holker was partnered with R5 singer and actor Riker Lynch in the show's 20th season. The couple made it to the finals and finished in second place. For season 21 she was paired with singer Andy Grammer. They were eliminated on Week 8 and finished in 7th place.

Personal life

Circa 2008, Holker had a daughter, Weslie Renae, with an ex-fiancé.

On January 20, 2013, it was announced that Holker and fellow So You Think You Can Dance all-star, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, were engaged. They had been dating for 2 and a half years.

On December 10, 2013, she and Boss were married at Villa San-Juliette Winery in Paso Robles, California, owned by So You Think You Can Dance producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe

On October 5, 2015, she and Boss announced that she was four months pregnant with their first child together, which they later specified was a boy.