William Mattson

When he was nine years old, William began taking ballet classes at Dance Gallery of SD in his hometown, Sioux Falls, SD. There, he trained extensively in the Cecchetti method of ballet, receiving his Advanced Grade VII certificate through the Cecchetti Council of America. Upon graduation, he joined Kansas City Ballet School’s Daytime program, and danced in the academy’s performing ensemble, Kansas City Youth Ballet. After that season, he joined Sacramento Ballet’s Second Company as an inaugural member of SB2. While in the second company, he performed works by Ilana Goldman, Thang Dao, Paul Vasterling, Julia Feldman, Colby Damon, Jill Marlow Krutzkamp, and Anthony Krutzkamp, among others. He was most recently promoted to the rank of Apprentice in the main company for the 2024-25 year.