Alexis Wood comes from Atlanta, Georgia, where she began ballet training, age 3, at Atlanta Dance Theatre. At 12, her family moved to Boston where she began working with Boston Ballet School.

At 15, she discovered a desire to pursue ballet at the professional level and a wish to share her passion with others. She began auditioning for schools before finding herself at the Joffrey Ballet Trainee program in New York. While there, she was able to perform several corps de ballet and soloist roles from both existing rep, Paquita and Raymonda among them, and newly choreographed works.

Upon graduation, she found herself in Naples, Italy, with HumanBodies where she worked to refine her contemporary skills.

She recently finished taking time at Arrais Ballet in her hometown of Boston, under the direction of Paulo Arrais, after recovering from an injury. She is beyond thrilled to begin her professional career with Ballet Papillon!