Alexandra Rene' Jones

Alexandra Jones began dancing at the Jordan Academy of Dance at Butler University at 6 years old, and at the age of 12 continued her training at the Indianapolis School of Ballet under Victoria Lyras. As a student at ISB she had the privilege of taking classes from Michelle Merrell, Karen Scalzitti-Kennedy, Roberta Wong, David Hochoy, Paul Vitali, Sandra Jennings, Violette Verdy, Paul Boos, Victoria Simon, Nilas Martins, Zippora Karz, and Melinda Roy.

While at the Indianapolis School of Ballet, Alexandra danced roles in: The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Swan Lake, Camille Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals, and Gershwin Gems; as well as George Balanchine's Concerto Barocco (Staged by Nilas Martins), Valse-Fantaisie (Staged by Paul Boos), Raymonda Variations, and Serenade (Both staged by Victoria Simon). She can also be seen performing with Dance Kaleidoscope in the PBS Special-- Remembrances: A Ballet in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (Choreographed by Brian Honigbaum).

Over the years Alexandra has become versatile in many styles of dance and has attended summer intensives at The Joffrey Ballet School NYC, IU Ballet Jacobs School of Music, The Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, WA, The San Francisco Ballet School, American Ballet Theatre NYC, Pennsylvania Ballet, and Festival Ballet Providence. 

In May 2021, Alexandra graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington's Jacobs School of Music with a Bachelor of Science in Music (Ballet) under the direction of Sarah Wroth, Carla Körbes, Sasha Janes, Kyra Nichols, Michael Vernon and Christian Claessens. She was a 4-year recipient of the Hudson & Holland Scholarship, Music Faculty Award, Premier Young Talent Scholarship, and the Carmack OEM Music Scholarship. While pursuing her B.S. Degree she also received an Outside Field in Kinesiology, a Minor in Psychology, and became a Nationally Registered & Certified EMT. 

Alexandra's repertoire at IU includes: Michael Vernon's production of The Nutcracker, Christopher Wheeldon's Carousel: A Dance (Staged by Michele Gifford), Antony Tudor's Dark Elegies (Staged by Amanda McKerrow & John Gardner), George Balanchine's Walpurgisnacht (Staged by Deborah Wingert), Jerome Robbins' The Concert (Staged by Robert LaFosse), Sasha Janes' 19, and Sasha Janes' Winter from The Four Seasons. Alexandra also had the opportunity to learn & perform George Balanchine's Emeralds (1st Variation), William Forsythe's In The Middle Somewhat Elevated (Excerpt, taught by Jodie Gates), Ulysses Dove's Red Angels (Excerpt), and George Balanchine's Agon (Duet). This past year Alexandra was thrilled to have been chosen as the female lead in Chisel, a film produced by Robert Steven Mack, where she and her colleague went on to win Best Performance in the 2021 Black and White Film Festival.

In the fall of 2021 Alexandra accepted a trainee position with Ballet Rhode Island (formerly known as Festival Ballet Providence) for their 2021/22 season and after a year was promoted to Junior Apprentice for their 2022/23 season. While with Ballet RI Alexandra had the pleasure of working under the direction of Kathleen Breen Combes and Yury Yanowsky, as well as working with guest choreographers Lia Cirio and Paulo Arrais on new contemporary world premiers-- Sabali (Cirio), and Amar é (Arrais). Alexandra also had the great opportunity of working with Erin Mahoney-Du while understudying Trey McIntyre's Blue Until June.

In May 2023 Alexandra accepted a Company Artist position with Dance Theatre of Harlem and is currently beginning her second season with the company. 

On top of her professional dance career, Alexandra has previously modeled for Motionwear Dance and worked as a part-time EMT.

For more information on Alexandra, visit her LinkedIn 

Headshot by Rachel Neville Photography