Allyson Cohen-Sherlock has trained at Delaware Dance Company since she was four years old. She joined the Performing Company in 1985 and rose through the ranks to principal dancer. Her many and varied roles include “Princess Aurora” in Sleeping Beauty and the “Sugar Plum Fairy” in the annual production of The Nutcracker. Miss Allyson has also studied at the Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet, Burklyn Ballet Theatre in Vermont, University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Boston Ballet School and the Hartford Ballet School.

In addition to her teaching and dancing duties for DDC, Miss Allyson has also contributed as a choreographer for the Performing Company with a jazz ballet “Swingin’ and Jumpin”, a classical ballet “Vivaldi”, a solo piece, “Waterfall”, in the contemporary ballet Elemental Rhythms that was performed at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in August 2002, and “On the Frontline” for the spring gala in 2011. She is also the Rehearsal Director for DDC’s Nutcracker. Miss Allyson has directed and choreographed her own annual high school spring dance shows at Cab Calloway and has choreographed many of their musicals, including Footloose, Hairspray, Aida, Peter Pan, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music, SideShow, and Mamma Mia.

She has continued with her professional development of dance with the completion and being certified to teach the ABT National Curriculum for Primary to Level 7/Partnering. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a certification in Special Education. Miss Allyson teaches high school dance at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington.