Rowan Allegra

Rowan Allegra is a third generation ballet dancer from the Bay Area, CA. She received her primary ballet education from her parents, Andre Reyes and Cynthia Drayer, former principals with San Francisco Ballet. She went on to train at Boston Ballet School and later at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Rowan has danced professionally with Texas Ballet Theater, Indianapolis Ballet, and is happy to now be with the Grand Rapids Ballet. Some of her most cherished career experiences include Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Russian Girl in Balanchine’s Serenade, Balanchine’s Sonatine, Andy Blankenbuehler’s Remember Our Song, Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16, and Harald Lander’s Etudes.

Rowan has performed various principal guest roles and also with Grand Rapids Circle Theatre in their musical production Pippin. In addition to dancing Rowan has choreographed premieres on both Indianapolis Ballet and Grand Rapids Ballet.