William Mattson

At nine years old, William began taking ballet classes at Dance Gallery of South Dakota in his hometown, Sioux Falls, SD. There, he trained extensively in the Cecchetti method, achieving his Advanced certificate through the Cecchetti Council of America. Upon graduation, he joined Kansas City Ballet School’s Daytime program under the direction of Grace Holmes, also dancing in the academy’s ensemble, Kansas City Youth Ballet. He joined Sacramento Ballet’s Second Company in 2022 as an inaugural member of SB2. In the program, he performed works by Ilana Goldman, Thang Dao, Paul Vasterling, Julia Feldman, Colby Damon, Jill Marlow Krutzkamp, and Anthony Krutzkamp, among others. Joining the company in 2024, he had the honor of adding choreography by Michael Pink, Young Soon Hue, Stefan Calka, and Elise Elliott to his repertoire as an Apprentice. This is William’s third season with The Sacramento Ballet, and first as a Company Artist.