Brandon Alexander

Joined RCB: 2008
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Training: Lori Amare, Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy
Other Companies: Houston Ballet II, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
Favorite Ballets: John Cranko's Onegin, David Dawson's The Grey Area
The best costume I ever wore was: The costume from Sir Kenneth McMillan's Gloria
My dance strength is: Ummmmm I'll get back to you when I figure it out!
My favorite color is: Blue
My favorite food is: Anything involving flour, sugar, and butter
My favorite movie is: Cruel Intentions or Love Actually
My favorite book is: No Lifeguard on Duty by Janice Dickinson and No Way Home the biography of Carlos Acosta
Favorite band or type of music: Anything but country (Weird since I'm from Texas)
I have a hobby and it is: Cooking
Favorite non-dance activity: Lounging
If I didn't dance, I would be a: Singer most likely

A native of Houston, Texas, Mr. Alexander attended the Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy on full scholarship and was invited to join Houston Ballet II where he performed works by Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, August Bournonville, and Sir Kenneth McMillan and performed with the Houston Ballet in their annual production of The Nutcracker. He later joined the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, as an apprentice, performing as the Yellow Boy in Arpino's Confetti, a Young Man in Antony Tudor's Offenbach in the Underworld, and various roles in Robert Joffrey's The Nutcracker. With the Rochester City Ballet he has danced in Hoedown and Bravo! Colorado with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mouse King, Arabian Prince, Spanish and Cavalier in The Nutcracker, as Peter in Peter and the Wolf, the Evil Kastchei in Firebird and has been featured in Ms. Leverett's LumaVoce and How to Break a Heart. Mr. Alexander was chosen to perform Gerald Arpino's Valentine, Patrick Corbin's Shady III, and was the Elegy Boy in Balanchine's Serenade. Ms. Leverett chose him to dance as Dracula in the world premiere of her newest work, The Blood Countess. Mr. Alexander recently completed a tour of Japan as a guest performer with Les Ballets Grandiva. In the spring of 2009, he was chosen along with (then) RCB apprentice Courtney Catalana, as one of 24 couples worldwide, to compete in the prestigious New York International Ballet Competition.