Rachael Alexandra is a dancer, choreographer, producer, visual artist, and teacher based in Maryland. Rachael began her dance training at the age of five, studying under the direction of Alycia Carlson, Jenae Jones, and Jaclyn Martin. She later trained under the direction of Sandra Atkinson, Ryan Corriston, Cynthia Thompson, and Edward Franklin. As a choreographer, Rachael is known for her theatrical interpretation of modern and contemporary dance, as well as her approach to topics of race, gender, social injustice, and family. Through her work, she echoes the feminist sentiment that “the personal is political,” drawing connections between our daily lives and systemic injustice and oppression. Rachael’s most celebrated works include “Songs My Mother Taught Me” (2019), “Choose Your Own Adventure” (2022), “REMEMBRANCE IS RESISTANCE” (2023), “Black.Dancing.Bodies.” (2024), and “Mother-Daughter Fight Club” (2024). In 2023, Rachael worked together with Caitlin Mitchell to co-found DanceShareDC, a newsletter and Instagram account which promotes dance events in the DC Metro area. In 2024, she founded the Platform Black Dance Festival, a dance festival for Black dance artists of all genres. Rachael has danced for many exceptional choreographers and companies, including Alvin Mayes, Karen Reedy, Erica Rebollar, Sinclair Imogene, Ronnique Antoinette, Roberta Rothstein, LightSwitch Dance Theatre, Uprooted Dance, and Effervescence Collective. Rachael holds a B.A. in Dance from James Madison University (2016), a certification in choreography from the ICONS Choreographic Institute (2019), and a M.F.A. in Dance from Hollins University (2024).
