Alex Wright, Owner/Instructor

Alex Wright graduated from Webster University in St. Louis with B.A. degrees in dance and journalism. Later, she completed her master's degree in secondary education at Maryville University in St. Louis. Alex has trained in and performed a variety of dance styles, including ballet, jazz, tap, modern, contemporary, lyrical, and aerial. Alex performed in St. Louis as a company member with En L’Air Aerial Dance Company. After college, Alex spent a summer interning at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts, where she worked alongside well-known dancers and arts administrators from around the world. For eight years in St. Louis, Alex focused on teaching and choreography at various studios. Before relocating to the Seattle area, Alex worked as assistant director of the competitive dance team at Renee Johnson’s Dance Floor in Chesterfield, Missouri. Currently, Alex is co-owner of and instructor at Inspire Academy of Dance in Issaquah, Washington. Her choreography has received numerous awards at regional and national dance competitions. Alex established Alexandra Dance Academy in partnership with Maple Valley Parks and Recreation in August 2013. Though not a dance studio in the traditional sense, Alexandra Dance Academy is a dance program dedicated to providing affordable, quality dance instruction to students ages 2-5. Alex's goal is to create an educational dance environment that also encourages fun and creativity.