Ronald K. Alexander is a distinguished dance educator, arts administrator, and artist. He has danced with prominent ballet companies, including The National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, the Frankfurt Ballet and Hamburg Ballet in Germany, and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet in New York City. As a choreographer, Ronald has created works for a variety of institutions, including the Hamburg Ballet, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, the Ailey School and the Ailey Extension, Harlem School of the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Warner Theatre in Torrington, CT, and RestorationART, among others. In recognition of his lifelong contributions to the arts, Ronald was honored with a Legacy Award by Morehouse College in 2024 at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapel. He has also dedicated many years to serving on the Bessie Awards Nominating Committee for Dance.
From 1994 to 2002, Mr. Alexander was a certified dance instructor with the New York City Department of Education. He has held numerous administrative and artistic roles, including Chairman of the Dance Department at the Harlem School of the Arts under the leadership of Betty Allen, School Supervisor at the Dance Theatre of Harlem School under Arthur Mitchell, Principal of Contemporary Arts, and Director of Education at the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Youth Arts Academy under Dr. Indira Etwaroo. Mr. Alexander holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, as well as a certificate in School Supervision and Administration from the City College of New York. He was featured in the 2011 Dance Teacher Magazine article "Five Teachers, Five Venues." Most recently, he received the 2022 Dance Magazine Teacher of the Year Award and is currently a faculty member at the Ailey School in New York.
Ronald has dedicated his life to making dance accessible to communities across NYC and the world.