Alexandra Jean-Joseph is a dancer, educator and choreographer. Her passion for the beauty of Haiti’s culture led her to dance giant Mikerline Pierre, with whom she began her formal training of Haitian Folkloric Dance. Alexandra continued feeding her love for dance and soon became a principal dancer in Pierre’s company. In addition to her work with the Mikerline Dance Company, Alexandra continued her studies under Haitian dance master Julio Jean, who studied with Lavinia Williams and was a company member of Katherine Dunham at the National School of Arts in Haiti. Alexandra has performed and collaborated with notable Haitian master instructors Nadia Dieudonné and Peniel Guerrier in addition to Jessica St. Vil Ulysse’s KaNu Dance Theater and Adia Whitaker’s neo-folkloric Ase Dance Theater Collective. In 2018, Alexandra co-founded Imamou Lele, an ensemble of dancers, vocalists and percussionists sewn together in the spirit of Haiti to promote and preserve the folkloric works of the island. As artistic director of Imamou Lele, Alexandra actively engages and collaborates with community partners to uplift and promote healing through offerings of dance and drum classes, workshops and performances.