Alexis Anderson

Alexis Anderson, a Corpus Christi native, received her BFA and MFA from Sam Houston State University. She was a company member for five seasons and a choreographer with Urban Souls Dance Company. Before moving to El Paso, she was a featured choreographer in Elijah Alhadji Gibson’s premiere of The Black Card. Anderson studied Horton and Dunham technique with Urban Souls Dance Company, Forsythe and Graham technique/repertory at the American Dance Festival, Forsythe repertory, Batsheva repertory and Gaga technique in Lucca, Italy.

She performed at Vanderbilt University Theater, The Alvin Ailey Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Jacob’s Pillow. Anderson's collegiate residencies include Houston Community College-Spring Branch, San Jacinto College-South, Stephen F. Austin University, University of St. Thomas and University of Texas-El Paso.

Her works were showcased at the American College Dance Festival at Lamar University, M.A.T.C.H., The Pilot and the Bailando International Dance Festival at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She was the districtwide coordinator at El Paso Community College for five years. She is married to her college sweetheart, Mark Chaves, a freelance dancer and choreographer from Houston.