Alyssa Johnson began her classical training with the Brockus Conservatory, where she studied Luigi Jazz, the Lester Horton Technique, and contemporary ballet. She went on to train at Alonzo King LINES Ballet and UC Berkeley and performed as a soloist with Peninsula Ballet Theater under artistic director David Fonnegra and in works by Copious Dance Theater’s Kat Roman, BrickaBrack Theater’s Gabriel Grilli, and Scott Wells & Dancers. She was a guest artist with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for Judith Jamison’s retirement tour and choreographed under the direction of Joe Goode. She received the Julia Payne Dance scholarship from UCB.
