Alexandra Contreras is a Colombian-Canadian dance artist based in Calgary. Over the years she has performed, made and produced dances and other creative movement and theatre explorations in Calgary and Toronto, namely with Ballet Creole, Rhubarb Festival, Feats Festival, and more recently with Calgary Core Contemporaries (Katharina Schier), Error 404 Dancefound (Zaria Rajha and Mario Lemvar) and Ballet Bodies YYC (Serenella Arqueta), as well as independently at Ignite! Festival, Skirstafire Festival and with Spanicarts. She has trained under prestigious teachers in Colombia, in San Francisco and in Canada. She graduated from the Professional Division at the Alberta Ballet School and from the B.A. Dance Program at the University of Calgary, and has studied various dance forms including Contemporary, Modern, Flamenco, West African and Jazz. She also holds a Bachelor of Education and is highly regarded by the many students she has inspired and empowered to dance through her welcoming, creative approach to teaching.
