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.
In November 2020, Alexandra received the Utah Higher Education Dance Educator of the Year Award. In addition to Southern Utah University, she has most recently taught at the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation; the University of Utah; the University of Wyoming, Laramie; the University of Washington, Seattle; The Royal Ballet School/Tumbuka Dance Company in Harare, Zimbabwe; 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 2021 Dance Science & Somatics Educators Virtual Conference, the 2019 Dance Studies Association Conference at Northwestern University, as well as the the 2018 National Dance Education Organization Conference in San Diego, CA.
Alexandra's recent choreographic projects include Open & True, an evening-length dance work created in collaboration with Nick Blaylock and American desert folk band 3hattrio; 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; and, Brace, a duet created and performed with NYC-based dance artist Bradley Beakes.
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.
In November 2020, Alexandra received the Utah Higher Education Dance Educator of the Year Award. In addition to Southern Utah University, she has most recently taught at the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation; the University of Utah; the University of Wyoming, Laramie; the University of Washington, Seattle; The Royal Ballet School/Tumbuka Dance Company in Harare, Zimbabwe; 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 2021 Dance Science & Somatics Educators Virtual Conference, the 2019 Dance Studies Association Conference at Northwestern University, as well as the the 2018 National Dance Education Organization Conference in San Diego, CA.
Alexandra's recent choreographic projects include Open & True, an evening-length dance work created in collaboration with Nick Blaylock and American desert folk band 3hattrio; 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; and, Brace, a duet created and performed with NYC-based dance artist Bradley Beakes.
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.
photo by Christopher Peddecord
