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Alexander
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Alex grew up in southeastern Michigan, beginning his formal dance training at age six. Alex graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a minor in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University in May 2015. While at WMU, he performed choreography by Lauren Edson, Gerald Arpino, KT Nelson, Peter Chu, Gabrielle Lamb, Antony Tudor and Ohad Naharin. Alex performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. during the American College Dance Festival Association in 2012 and was fortunate to be able to study dance in New York City with Gibney Dance and in Montréal with O Vertigo and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. Alex was selected to dance for musical legend Bobby McFerrin in the 2016 improvisational concert “Bobby Meets Michigan” at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing, MI. Alex has choreographed for several artistic platforms from formal dance concerts to Ballets to Musical productions. He choreographed for Youth American Grand Prix 2018 in Pittsburgh, and his choreography received a top twelve placement. Alex is a company dancer with Eisenhower Dance Detroit, where he has performed works by Laurie Eisenhower, Stephanie Pizzo, Edgar Zendejas, Meg Paul, Joshua Manculich, Joshua Peugh, Ron de Jesus, and Darrell Moultrie among others. Alex was excited to perform and teach on tour with Eisenhower Dance Detroit in Tel Aviv, Israel and Lądek Zdrój, Poland in 2017.

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Alex Hlavaty is a Michigan native, graduating from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a Minor in Creative Writing. Alex dances for Eisenhower Dance Detroit where he has performed and taught nationally and internationally to Israel and Poland. Alex has performed works by Laurie Eisenhower, Stephanie Pizzo, Meg Paul, Edgar Zendejas, Joshua Manculich, Darrell Moultrie, Joshua Peugh, and Ohad Naharin among others. He has also choreographed for several artistic platforms from formal dance concerts to Ballets to Musical productions. Alex’s choreography has been recognized at festivals and at the competitive level, including Youth America Grand Prix where his choreography has received top twelve placements. Follow @a.j.hlavaty to stay updated on dance in Detroit!