is from the Northwest Chicago suburbs and is thrilled to be working at Virginia National Ballet again in 2024-25. She has been trained in several forms of dance for the last 19 years but especially loves ballet and modern. Alexa is a 2022 graduate of the University of Missouri Kansas City, with a BFA in performance and choreography. While attending university, she received several scholarships each year including two donor awards. In Kansas City, Alexa performed in the annual Crescendo fundraising concert to raise scholarship money for the students in the UMKC Conservatory. She has performed in astonishing works such as “8 Items or Less” by Tom Gold, “Between Sky and Water” by Jae Man Joo, and “Parallel Lives” by Gary Abbott, and as Queen Titania in David Justin’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Alexa had the opportunity to work with other choreographers including Sean McLeod, Karen Brown, DeeAnna Hiett, Steve Norman, Greg Begley, Judith Svalander, and more. She has received additional training at the Kansas City Ballet, Joffrey Chicago, and A&A Ballet summer intensives. Alexa joined Virginia National Ballet in 2022-23 and danced lead roles in The Nutcracker, Aladdin, and The Four Seasons.