About

A certified practitioner of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® since 2005, Alexandra earned her MSW from Fordham GSS in 2023 and is licensed in New York State. Her time at Fordham included internships with AHRC/NYC and the United Nations. With interests varying from military and indigenous populations to dancers and elite athletes, as well as the many-layered impacts of climate change, Alexandra is most drawn to our shared human experience. She continues to investigate how the arts can intersect with other fields to improve our systems for a healthier and more inclusive society. 

As a dancer, Berger has worked professionally in New York since completing her BFA at The New School in 2003. She has had the privilege of dancing for and with, among others, Pat Catterson, Ellen Cornfield, Merce Cunningham (RUG 2007), Douglas Dunn, Rachel Monosov (Venice Biennale 2017), Roz Newman, Sally Silvers, Dǔsan Týnek, Vanessa Walters, and Matthew Westerby. Huffington Post named her as one of the best performances of 2016 for her role in Tynek’s Logbook, and she has had the privilege of touring to myriad venues throughout the U.S. and abroad. She has been a member of the adult teaching faculty at the Mark Morris Dance Center since 2007 and is also an authorized teacher of Cunningham Technique® with the Cunningham Trust. 

Studying classical ballet and jazz from an early age, Alexandra finally found herself within modern dance technique. Professionally, Berger has enjoyed a predominantly freelance career, which included a long-term commitment to Dusan Tynek Dance Theatre as a founding member and ultimately serving as artistic associate and rehearsal assistant through the final years of the company. With Dusan and with many others - most notably Pat Catterson and Douglas Dunn, with whom she continues to dance - Berger has had the artistic privilege of originating most roles she has performed. The experience of collaborating with numerous choreographers and other artists is one of Berger’s most treasured experiences as a dancer, co-creating a world to inhabit and bring to life for the audience. Encountering Cunningham Technique® in 2006, she at once felt truly at home in her dancing, and had the great honor of being chosen to work with Merce as a member of the Repertory Understudy Group to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 2007. There she participated in the reconstruction of multiple works in the repertory while also being an intimate part of the creation process. 

Alexandra’s experience with Cunningham Technique®, combined with her study of Gyrotonic®, provides her not only with a clear language and path to longevity as a performer, but also with the tools to bring the excitement and athleticism of dance to others. Teaching dance to a wide range of ages and skill levels, Berger approaches technique with a holistic philosophy that is appreciated by many.