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Allegra Herman is a professional dancer and dance educator based in New York City. Most recently, she toured the nation with the Broadway revival of “Fiddler on the Roof,” choreographed by Hofesh Shechter. She has also performed with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Trainor Dance (dir. Caitlin Trainor) and OUI DANSE (dir. Brice Mousset), and is a proud recipient of a New York Dance and Performance Bessie Award. Miss Allegra holds a degree in French Language and Literature from the School of General Studies at Columbia University.

As a native New Yorker, Miss Allegra trained classically at both Manhattan Youth Ballet and the School of American Ballet where she performed in numerous productions with the New York City Ballet. She furthered her contemporary training at programs such as the Nederlands Dans Theater Summer Intensive and Springboard Danse Montreal, performing works by Jirí Kylián, Crystal Pite, Fernando Melo and Roy Assaf, among others.

Miss Allegra has taught and choreographed for the Columbia Ballet Collaborative and Manhattan Youth Ballet, as well as teaching repertory master classes on tour. Her experience working as a fitness instructor lends her class a certain athleticism, stressing the importance of stamina and stability. Her teaching philosophy places great emphasis on musicality and artistry, encouraging her students to make choices, discover their individuality, and treat the studio as a space to practice performing. 

Miss Allegra became a permanent faculty member of Rye Ballet Conservatory in 2021

Allegra Herman is a professional dancer and dance educator based in New York City. Most recently, she toured the nation with the Broadway revival of “Fiddler on the Roof,” choreographed by Hofesh Shechter. She has also performed with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Trainor Dance (dir. Caitlin Trainor) and OUI DANSE (dir. Brice Mousset), and is a proud recipient of a New York Dance and Performance Bessie Award. Miss Allegra holds a degree in French Language and Literature from the School of General Studies at Columbia University.

As a native New Yorker, Miss Allegra trained classically at both Manhattan Youth Ballet and the School of American Ballet where she performed in numerous productions with the New York City Ballet. She furthered her contemporary training at programs such as the Nederlands Dans Theater Summer Intensive and Springboard Danse Montreal, performing works by Jirí Kylián, Crystal Pite, Fernando Melo and Roy Assaf, among others.

Miss Allegra has taught and choreographed for the Columbia Ballet Collaborative and Manhattan Youth Ballet, as well as teaching repertory master classes on tour. Her experience working as a fitness instructor lends her class a certain athleticism, stressing the importance of stamina and stability. Her teaching philosophy places great emphasis on musicality and artistry, encouraging her students to make choices, discover their individuality, and treat the studio as a space to practice performing. 

Miss Allegra became a permanent faculty member of Rye Ballet Conservatory in 2021