11 Facts About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is an executive board member of Alice Cooper's Solid Rock teen centers.

Sheryl Cooper began dancing at a young age, training in classical ballet until age 16, when she switched to jazz.

Sheryl Cooper met Alice in 1975 at the age of 18, when she auditioned as a dancer for his "Welcome to My Nightmare" tour.

Sheryl Cooper was studying jazz at Citrus College when she became aware that Alice Cooper was holding auditions for two female and two male dancers for a one-and-one-half year contract which included a world tour, a television special, and stage appearances.

Sheryl Cooper found herself so engaged in conversation with Cooper that she failed to notice everyone else gradually leaving the room.

Sheryl Cooper granted him the request, more passionately than she expected.

Alice finally committed to sobriety that year, and Sheryl Cooper reconciled with him months later in 1984.

In 1987, when Alice returned to touring after recovering from addiction, Sheryl Cooper portrayed a giant spider.

When her daughter Calico was hired by Alice in 2001 to perform instead of herself in the Brutal Planet tour, Sheryl Cooper instructed Calico in dancing while using a bullwhip, the "bullwhip girl" being a character Sheryl Cooper had previously portrayed.

In 2003, Sheryl Cooper opened a 500-student dance school called Destiny Dance International.

Sheryl Cooper then closed the school in 2007 to teach weekly at a Scottsdale location and devote more time to Solid Rock.