Alexsandra Meijer joined Ballet San Jose in 2001. As a Principal Dancer, her repertoire in Dennis Nahat’s ballets include Tsarina Tatiana and Maria Tannenbaum in The Nutcraker, the role of Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, the title role in Romeo and Juliet, Swanilda in Coppélia, the title role in Giselle, the title role in The Firebird, Long Tall Sally in Blue Suede Shoes, Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the featured female dancer in Ontogeny, Grand Pas de Dix, and Mendelssohn Symphony.

Principal roles under other choreographers include Carmen in Roland Petit's Carmen, Juno in Michael Smuin’s The Tempest, Karen Blixen (The Woman) in the world premiere production of Flemming Flindt’s Out of Africa, Terpsichore in George Balanchine's Apollo, Sanguinic in Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments, Hedda Gabler in Val Caniparoli's Ibsen's House, the featured female dancer in Lew Christensen's Vivaldi Concerto Grosso, the role of The Lover in Smuin’s Shinjü, and Caroline in Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden.

In addition, she has had the pleasure of dancing a wide variety of styles by famous choreographers including Julia Adams, Agnes de Mille, Léonide Massine, Avi Scher, Twyla Tharp, and Yuri Posikov.

During the 2008/2009 season, Meijer was thrilled to have the opportunity to create a new work for the company, The Way We Fall, featuring music by Loop!Station.

She continues to perform guest artist roles at various festivals as well as with a variety of different companies. She has also performed extensively throughout China including the prestigious Shanghai Grand Theater during the company’s “ China Goodwill Tour 2008.”

Meijer was born and raised in Southern California. She received her training at Marin Dance Theatre, the Orange County High School of the Arts, and completed her Cecchetti training under the direction of Marnell Himes-Ushijima. She was awarded the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts scholarship and won the Disneyland Creativity Challenge Award.