Alexsandra
Meijer joined Ballet San Jose in 2001. Her repertoire
as a principal dancer includes Tsarina
Tatiana and Maria
Tannenbaum in Dennis Nahat’s The
Nutcracker, the
featured female dancer in Nahat's Ontogeny, Grand
Pas de Dix, and Lew Christensen's Vivaldi Concerto
Grosso, Long
Tall Sally in Nahat’s Blue
Suede Shoes, The Silk Empress in Nahat’s
Middle Kingdom — Ancient
China, Juno in Michael Smuin’s
The Tempest, Karen Blixen (The Woman) in the world
premiere production of Flemming Flindt’s Out of Africa,
and the role of The Lover in Smuin’s Shinju.
Meijer was born and raised in Southern California. She
received her training at Marin
Dance Theatre, the Orange
County High School of the Arts, and the Huntington
Academy of Dance. She was awarded the National
Foundation for Advancement in the Arts scholarship and won the Disneyland Creativity
Challenge Award.
She has performed at the International
Ballet Festival of Miami and has enjoyed guest artist roles with The
Margaret Wingrove Dance Company, Pointe
of Departure, and the Allegro
Theatre Company.
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