{"id":10817,"date":"2021-03-19T18:01:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T18:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=10817"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:24","slug":"alexandra-terry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/19\/alexandra-terry\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra Terry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-block-id=\"block-a1ab43be-06b1-4604-93f7-92f66dd870e0\">\n<h2 data-block-id=\"block-a45c90bc-8337-4f52-beef-dee39512dc7a\"><strong>Alexandra Terry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 data-block-id=\"block-8b9122fe-5736-4949-b9bb-6914c774cbfa\"><strong>Ballet West II (2016-ca. 2018)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-a1ab43be-06b1-4604-93f7-92f66dd870e0\">\n<figure style=\"width: 421px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ql-img\" src=\"https:\/\/t8541063.p.clickup-attachments.com\/t8541063\/8587c64e-6f2f-4cec-9652-78154d3b8b3d\/Screen%20Shot%202021-03-19%20at%2010.20.05%20AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"510\" data-id=\"8587c64e-6f2f-4cec-9652-78154d3b8b3d.png\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Rachel Neville.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-ce8737e4-8241-4d56-9532-7e462a92c68b\">Alexandra Terry was raised in New Canaan, Connecticut and began studying ballet at the New England Academy of Dance. She then started training at New York City\u2019s Joffrey Ballet School and with Irina Dvorovenko and Karin Averty before attending Ellison Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School on scholarship.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-3a119a49-0d9d-4c8e-ab7f-807287b0ca4a\">Terry began her professional career at Ballet West II, where she remained for three years. She performed as a Parent and Snowflake in the main company\u2019s <em>The Nutcracker<\/em> and the role of Beauty in the second company\u2019s production of <em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>. In a 2018 review of the latter show, Terry was described as a \u201cstandout\u201d dancer.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-cd7d55fd-42c6-4aff-ae76-d5406244b899\">After leaving the company, Terry returned to the East Coast and now works as a freelance dancer and teacher.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-738708ce-0dd7-4185-ab68-9748faff94ce\">She has taught at New England Academy of Dance and The School of Ballet Theatre Company in West Hartford, Connecticut.<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-29164644-7c72-41fc-b477-7377d5cd99fb\">\n<p>In 2018, <em>Dance Spirit Magazine<\/em> named Terry one of ten up-and-coming Black ballet dancers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMWZZdygLHc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-29164644-7c72-41fc-b477-7377d5cd99fb\">\n<figure style=\"width: 341px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ql-img\" src=\"https:\/\/t8541063.p.clickup-attachments.com\/t8541063\/d6f8b557-ecac-472d-8bcf-45bcf9f47680\/Screen%20Shot%202021-03-19%20at%2010.15.30%20AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"467\" data-id=\"d6f8b557-ecac-472d-8bcf-45bcf9f47680.png\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Rachel Neville.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-8be3753b-1701-45f6-b489-e397055a453e\">\n<figure style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ql-img\" src=\"https:\/\/t8541063.p.clickup-attachments.com\/t8541063\/e1a770bd-26b1-426a-ac98-5d490b8f659e\/Screen%20Shot%202021-03-19%20at%2010.16.51%20AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"464\" data-id=\"e1a770bd-26b1-426a-ac98-5d490b8f659e.png\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Rachel Neville.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-block-id=\"block-814b967c-8c80-419c-87f1-949de8aba5d2\">\n<p><a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dancebtc.org\/alexandra-terry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexandra Terry, Ballet Theatre Company<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dancespirit.com\/alexandra-terry-2532287279.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Misty Effect: Alexandra Terry, Former Second Company Member, Ballet West<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/balletwest.millspub.com\/nutcracker\/casting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nutcracker Casting, Ballet West<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"http:\/\/lovedancemore.org\/reviews\/2018\/11\/4\/ballet-west-ii-beauty-and-the-beast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ballet West II: Beauty and the Beast, Love Dance More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dancespirit.com\/10-black-ballerinas-carrying-on-misty-copelands-legacy-2530899384.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meet 10 Up-and-Coming Black Ballerinas Carrying on Misty Copeland\u2019s Message of Diversity and Inclusivity, Dance Spirit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-9f9QXUMOhM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shopping at Sansha NYC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social media:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instagram <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexandra.terry\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@alexandra.terry<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandra Terry Ballet West II (2016-ca. 2018) Alexandra Terry was raised in New Canaan, Connecticut and began studying ballet at the New 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