Betsy Allison was born in Escondido and began competing in gymnastics at the age of 2. After her college gymnastics career came to an end, she auditioned for Cirque du Soleil in 2016.
SAN DIEGO, CA — The world famous Cirque du Soleil features performers from all over the world, including one from right here in San Diego. Betsy Allison was born in Escondido and grew up in an artistic environment.
"I had too much energy, so my mom said the gym is where you need to spend your time. I really liked the competition aspect of competitive gymnastics, and so when I finished my collegiate career, I just wasn't finished performing. It's quite a big transition going from competitive sports into more of a performance theatrical side," Allison says.
"I kind of tucked the interest in Cirque in the back of my brain. I said to myself that when I finish my college career, and I still want to do this and I have a love for it, I'll bring it back up," she says. "To work with the company is really the professional level of gymnastics. Now it's very different, but when I graduated there wasn't any professional gymnastics and so this was really the next step," she says.
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