ABOUT
ALEXANDRA BRADSHAW-YERBY (MFA Dance, University of Washington) is a Canadian American dance artist and Assistant Professor of Dance at Southern Utah University. Informed by her background as a performer, writer, and yogi, her research pertains to embodied writing and experiential anatomy. Alexandra formerly danced with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company (RWDC), touring annually throughout the United States and abroad. Prior to working with RWDC, Alexandra performed as a freelance dance artist in San Francisco, CA; New York City; and Israel.
Alexandra has most recently taught at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington; The Royal Ballet School/Tumbuka Dance Company in Harare, Zimbabwe; the University of Wyoming, Laramie; the University of Mississippi, Hattiesburg; and the University of Georgia, Athens, among many others. Her current research regarding embodied writing practices has been presented at the 2018 National Dance Education Organization Conference in San Diego, CA as well as the 2019 Dance Studies Association Conference at Northwestern University.
Alexandra's recent choreographic projects include Chorus of One, a performance installation collaboration with Seattle-based glass artist Anna Mlasowsky and dance artist Alethea Alexander (awarded the Bellevue Art Museum's Excellence Award); 7 & 1, an evening length duo concert with guitarist Jon Yerby; Brace, a duet created and performed with dance artist Bradley Beakes; and Exit, a duet created with Beakes for dance film in collaboration with Portland-based rock band Bullets & Belles.
Alexandra holds an M. F. A. in Dance from the University of Washington as well as a B. F. A. in Dance and a B. A. in English from the University of California, Irvine. She has completed additional study at the University of Washington Medical School (Anatomy & Kinesiology, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine); Cambridge University in the U.K. (British Literature); and, The Ailey School (Dance) in New York City.
Alexandra has most recently taught at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington; The Royal Ballet School/Tumbuka Dance Company in Harare, Zimbabwe; the University of Wyoming, Laramie; the University of Mississippi, Hattiesburg; and the University of Georgia, Athens, among many others. Her current research regarding embodied writing practices has been presented at the 2018 National Dance Education Organization Conference in San Diego, CA as well as the 2019 Dance Studies Association Conference at Northwestern University.
Alexandra's recent choreographic projects include Chorus of One, a performance installation collaboration with Seattle-based glass artist Anna Mlasowsky and dance artist Alethea Alexander (awarded the Bellevue Art Museum's Excellence Award); 7 & 1, an evening length duo concert with guitarist Jon Yerby; Brace, a duet created and performed with dance artist Bradley Beakes; and Exit, a duet created with Beakes for dance film in collaboration with Portland-based rock band Bullets & Belles.
Alexandra holds an M. F. A. in Dance from the University of Washington as well as a B. F. A. in Dance and a B. A. in English from the University of California, Irvine. She has completed additional study at the University of Washington Medical School (Anatomy & Kinesiology, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine); Cambridge University in the U.K. (British Literature); and, The Ailey School (Dance) in New York City.
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