Alexandra Ford
Artist Bio
Born and raised in Newcastle, Australia, Alexandra began dancing at Lake Macquarie Dance Centre before moving overseas in 2011 to train professionally at the New Zealand School of Dance.
Majoring in contemporary, Alexandra graduated from the school with a Diploma of Dance, performing works by Antony Hamilton and Rafael Bonachela for her Graduation Season.
Upon graduation, Alexandra gained a professional contract with Footnote New Zealand Dance Company in 2014 and 2015, working with international choreographers Alexa Wilson for ‘The Status of Being’ as well as collaborating with international choreographer Eric Languet and French choreographers and contemporary dance company Danses en l’R for Bbeals touring works nationally and internationally.
In 2016, Alexandra moved to Sydney to complete and graduate with her Bachelor of Dance at AMPA as well as working with PACT Centre for Emerging Artists with ‘iDNA’ and with Australian singer-songwriter Emma Louise. In 2017, Alexandra moved to Israel to work with the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC) Masa, performing repertoire under the direction of Danielle Ohn and Rami Be’er. Alexandra moved back to Australia in 2018 and joined Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub as a professional dancer.
Alexandra has been a member of Catapult's Professional Company since 2019 performing in Mixed Bill, Awkward, In Your Face and Acquist as well as creating her own choreographic works and creating on The Flipside Project: Catapult’s Youth Choreographic Initiative
Get in touch
Email | Vimeo
