Alex Jenkins was born October 23, 1990 in Riverside, CA.
I lived in San Francisco for many years and wanted to expand my opportunities in NYC. I went to ballet class in the womb! Growing up, my mother continued taking me to train in ballet schools where she taught, and I stuck with it when I realized early that I wanted to become professional.
In addition to BodyStories I perform with my own company, AnA 
Collaborations, co-directed with fellow BodyStories member, Audrey Rachelle. I also teach middle-schoolers movement in an after-school organization called Global Kids.
I’ve only been through one full process with Teresa so far, but as we’ve just begun a new work I do feel that there are some similar themes popping up between the two works. There is a lot of psychological exploration especially with the concept of sanity which, for me, manifests in the ideas of togetherness vs. separateness, comfort vs. discomfort, and a bit of fight-or-flight.
Gaga is my favorite way to train and discover. Listening, giving in, letting go, finding pleasure, effort and groove. Don’t need much else!
I eat a lot for a tiny person! I don’t watch my diet much but I usually don’t get down with the artificial and the processed. I love food, nature, travel, love–the usual 🙂 I really love being allowed to be off-the-wall, creative, and collaborative.