Afton Wilson

5 productions · 1 theatre · 1 now showing

Afton loved choreographing Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as well as The Nutty Professor, Hello, Dolly!, and the North American premiere of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom the Musical. Afton had the great honor of receiving Choreographer of the Year at The Dance Awards in Las Vegas in 2023. As a renowned choreographer and teacher, Afton has been dancing ever since she can remember. Trained in every style of dance, she has been privileged to dance and teach all over the world. At the age of 9, Afton made a Blackpool Final and was ranked 6th in the world in Ballroom dance, one of the first Americans to accomplish this. While growing up, she received numerous dance awards and taught at national conventions, including JUMP and West Coast Dance Explosion. Afton was a principal dancer in the first ‘High School Musical’ movie. Afton has been asked to perform several times on Dancing With the Stars and was hand-picked to compete in the DWTS Pro-dancer competition. For two years, Afton performed in Franco Dragon’s Le Reve at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, where she was also the dance captain. For more than a decade, Afton has directed the Ballroom and Jazz companies at Center Stage Performing Arts Studios. Her choreography and students have been seen on popular TV network shows including America's Got Talent, World of Dance, The Masked Dancer, So You Think You Can Dance, and Dancing with the Stars. Her choreography has won first overall in the nation multiple times. Center Stage Performing Arts Studios has won Studio of the Year and Top Ballroom Studio at The Dance Awards two times under her direction. While dance has brought Afton many opportunities and accolades, she considers her greatest accomplishment and joy to be being a wife and mother to four. She has enjoyed cheering on her husband, Zack Wilson, in his shows at Hale Centre Theatre throughout the years and loves that their kids get the opportunity to watch both dad and mom work at such a beautiful theater.