Featured Dancer Addison Holmes

Posted by Danzia on Monday, 11 December 2017

FEATURED DANCER
ADDISON HOLMES
The Salty Ballerina


Tell us a little about yourself

Addison Holmes is the Ballet Director for Shannon Mather's Mather Dance Company in Orange County, California. She is an R.A.D. trained professional ballet and commercial dancer, represented by The Movement Talent Agency in Los Angeles, as well as the Ballet Instructor and Judge for Dupree Dance Convention. She is the Creator of the Non-Profit "Wanderlust Dance Project", a Seasonal Dance Concert opportunity for young serious dancers and professionals. In 2017, Addison's teaching and Choreography were featured in the Huffington Post and Pointe Magazine.


How long have you been dancing for?

I have been dancing since I was 3 years old, and started my serious training in an RAD ballet school at age 7.

What styles of dance do you specialize in?

Ballet (Classical and NeoClassical), Contemporary, and Musical Theatre


What made you want to start dancing?

I love the magic that happens onstage when you are transformed and all the hardwork has paid off!

What has been your greatest accomplishment on your dance career?

 I am very proud that I have accomplished highly across multiple genres. It's why as a teacher I push for dancers to be well rounded. I have danced in a top tier professional ballet company, in Equity Musical Theatre, as a backup dancer, as well as a dancer in a National Commercial. I love both the "Concert" and "Commercial" world, and am proud in what I've accomplished in both.



What has been your most memorable moment?

Dancing on some of the World’s biggest venues, including Vienna's House of Parliament in Austria as a backup dancer for Natasha Bedingfield.

What has been your greatest challenge?

As a young 15 year old student apprentice with a large ballet company (Texas Ballet Theatre), having to learn a role quickly (one night!) to cover a role when a corps de ballet member had an injury. All of my training kicked in and paid off, and my ballet mistress and the artistic director both told me personally they were proud!



What advice would you give to other dancers?

Don't give up!!! There is a place for everyone in dance. Every accomplished dancer has faced rejection, it's how we get past it that defines us.


For more from Addison:

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thesaltyballerina/

Website https://thesaltyballerina.com/home/2017/11/28/the-power-of-words


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