Alexandra gilliom

Corps de Ballet • Joined Colorado Ballet in 2019

Hometown: Denver, Colorado

Alexandra Gilliom was born in Denver, Colorado, and moved to Costa Rica at the age of six, where she began training in ballet at a small studio called Happy Feet. Her early dedication earned her acceptance into the Denver School of the Arts, prompting her return to Denver at age 11 to study at both the school and the Colorado Ballet Academy. Under the mentorship of Heather Prokhnitski, Sayaka Karasugi, and Igor Vassine, she was eventually able to earn a studio company contract with Colorado Ballet in 2019. She was then promoted to Apprentice in 2021 and to the Corps de Ballet in 2023. 

Since joining the company, Alexandra has performed in an array of classical and contemporary works, including George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations and Rubies, Septime Webre’s Wizard of Oz and Alice (in wonderland), Don Quixote, Jirí Kylián’s Sinfonietta and Petite Mort, Clark Tippet’s Bruch Violin Concerto, Michael Pink’s Dracula, Giselle, Derek Deane’s Romeo and Juliet, and Val Caniparoli’s Lady of the Camellias and Jekyll and Hyde. Her featured roles include Big Swans in Swan Lake, Temperament Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Lead Czardas/Mazurka in Coppelia, and Russian Corps in Balanchine’s Serenade. She has also appeared at the Vail International Dance Festival in Balanchine’s Élégie, Concerto Barocco, and Serenade. 

Beyond the stage, Alexandra earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting, graduating summa cum laude from Purdue University Global.