Harper Watters

Harper Watters is an American ballet dancer. He was the first black gay soloist in the Houston Ballet's history. In 2025, he was promoted to the rank of principal dancer.

Early life and family Watters was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He was adopted as an infant by Jan Alberghene, an English professor, and the Democratic politician David H. Watters, who has served in both the New Hampshire Senate and the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Watters grew up in Dover, New Hampshire, and studied at Walnut Hill School, a boarding school in Natick, Massachusetts. He joined the corps de ballet in 2012 and was promoted to demi soloist in 2016. He is the first black, queer soloist at Houston Ballet. He has performed in various ballets with the company, including Stanton Welch's The Nutcracker and La Bayadère, Ben Stevenson's The Nutcracker, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, and Don Quixote, George Balanchine's Theme and Variations, Jewels, and Ballet Imperial.

Watters is a social media content creator, with large followings on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.

Personal life Watters is gay.