Alison Roper is an American professional ballet dancer who performed as a principal dancer with the Oregon Ballet Theatre. Born in Portland, Maine, she trained with the Portland School of Ballet, the Boston Ballet School, and the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre. She also attended Hampshire College for one year. In 2002, Roper was named one of "25 to Watch" by Dance Magazine. She spent the summers of 2005 through 2007 dancing with the Trey McIntyre Project, where she has since served as ballet mistress and repetiteur. She also performed with Morphoses: The Wheeldon Company in 2010.