About Allison

I started taking dance classes at studio when I was 2 and a half years old. I immediately fell in love. I danced all the time! It was my passion. It became something I seriously pursued. As I got older, it was evident that my body was not naturally the size of a typical dancer. I resorted to extreme dieting to maintain a smaller frame. Unfortunately, many adults in my life praised this behavior. At a very early age I was led to believe that I wasn’t meant to feel full and that nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. I continued restrictive eating for years until I couldn’t manage it anymore.

As much as I loved dancing, I couldn’t maintain the toxic reality that I was living. I became extremely depressed and I started feeling hopeless and worthless. I began to fill that void with food. I couldn’t control myself. I felt like a starved animal let out of it’s cage. I have since learned that this transition between disordered eating it is not uncommon.

Over the years I went from starving, to binging, to starving, to binging and purging, etc. In January of 2019 I hit rock bottom emotionally. I was finally ready to surrender my pride and accept my issues with food. At last I could admit to the eating disorders that I lived with since I was about 7 years old.

Thankfully I found an incredible therapist who has helped me navigate my journey to recovery. I began to realize that exercise shouldn’t be a punishment. Contrastingly, exercise was a way to feel gratitude and respect for what my body was capable of. When the pandemic hit and quarantine started, I was looking for a way to maintain my mental and physical health. I saw a friend posting TikToks on her Instagram Stories. I thought it looked like so much fun and I decided to give it a go. It turns out TikTok was exactly what I needed! I didn’t expect people to follow me at all!

As it turns out, people have shown me and my dancing so much love and support. It’s been incredible to dance again free from the toxicity that used to come with it! I am so excited to share my passion with you all. Don’t let the size of your body determine whether or not you have permission to dance. If you want to dance—dance and experience the joy of movement with me!