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Alexsandra Meijer — Principal Dancer

Alexsandra Meijer joined Ballet San Jose in 2001. Her repertoire as a principal dancer in Dennis Nahat's ballets include Tsarina Tatiana and Maria Tannenbaum in The Nutcracker, the role of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, the title role of the Firebird in The Firebird, Long Tall Sally in Blue Suede Shoes, The Silk Empress in Middle Kingdom — Ancient China, and the featured female dancer in Ontogeny, Grand Pas de Dix, and Mendelssohn Symphony.

Principal roles under other choreographers include Juno in Michael Smuin’s The Tempest, Karen Blixen (The Woman) in the world premiere production of Flemming Flindt’s Out of Africa, Sanguinic in George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, the featured female dancer Lew Christensen's Vivaldi Concerto Grosso, and the role of The Lover in Smuin’s Shinju.

Meijer has also had the rare privilege to perform the role of Odette/Odile from Swan Lake with the highly esteemed Principal dancer Ronald Savkovic of Staatsoper Unter den Linden of Berlin, Germany.

She continues to perform principal guest artist roles at various festivals as well as with a variety of different companies. She has also performed extensively throughout China including the prestigious Shanghai Grand Theater during the Company’s 2008 “China Goodwill Tour”.

 

Photo by John Gerbetz

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 completed her Cecchetti training under the direction of Marnell Himes-Ushijima. She was awarded the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts scholarship and won the Disneyland Creativity Challenge Award.

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