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Kean University

Alexandra Gonzalez started her dance training in Miami, Florida. At the age of seven, she continued her ballet training in Colombia with the Ana Pavlova Ballet Academy. At the age of fifteen, she received a full scholarship to join the San Francisco Ballet School where she was featured in Dance Magazine. She then joined the San Francisco Ballet Company under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. After dancing with the San Francisco Ballet she moved back to Miami were she guested with the Miami City Ballet, Ballet Florida, Americas Ballet, and Michel Uthoff Dance Theater among other companies. She joined the New World School of the Arts under the direction of Daniel Lewis were she graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance Performance in 2004. In New York City, Alexandra has danced with Cedar Lake Dance Company, Ballet Hispanico, The Metropolitan Opera, and Thomas Ortiz Dance Company. Alexandra has taught at Perridance Dance Center, Ballet Hispanico, Gelsey Kirkland Ballet, New Jersey Dance Theater Ensemble and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She currently teaches at New Jersey Ballet and Kean University. 

Education

  • Ana Pavlova Ballet Academy
  • San Francisco Ballet School
  • New World School of the Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance

Courses Taught

  • DANC 1110 Foundations of Ballet
  • DANC 2110 APA Techniques and Theory of Ballet

Select Performance Credits

  • San Francisco Ballet
  • Miami City Ballet
  • Ballet Florida
  • Americas Ballet 
  • Michel Uthoff Dance Theater
  • Cedar Lake Dance Company
  • Ballet Hispanico
  • The Metropolitan Opera
  • Thomas Ortiz Dance Company