Carter Alexander, 2009 Ballet Master
Carter Alexander began his ballet training with his mother, Amanda Stone, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He continued his studies at the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Dallas Ballet Academy, and at the David Howard Dance Center in New York before joining the Hartford Ballet, where he studied with his mentor, Truman Finney.
Mr. Alexander danced principal and soloist roles with the Kansas City Ballet and also danced with the Pennsylvania Ballet where he taught on the faculty of the Rock School.
He received an offer to become the principal teacher at the Ballet Workshop New England in Boston, where he taught for five years. He also served on the faculty of the Boston Conservatory. During that time he became the Artistic Associate of the Massachusetts Youth Ballet.
In 2002, he received the Natalie Skelton Award from the Dallas Dance Council for artistic achievement. He then joined Truman Finney at The School of Ballet Arizona as Assistant Director of the school. He is currently a principal teacher on the Miami City Ballet School faculty.
