**Zodiac Sign:** Leo
**What brought you here?** Dance
**What is your favorite ballet step?** Tendu
**What is your least favorite ballet step?** Brise
**Outside of dance, what are your hobbies?** Making jewelry
**What animal would you be and why?** Lion, they are fearless
**What brand of ballet/pointe shoes do you wear?** Freed
**What is your favorite random fact?** Shove it down
**What is the worst job you’ve ever had?** Italian Village Pizza
**What is the first career you dreamed of having as a kid?** Interior Design
**What is one thing you wish you were better at?** Being on time
**What is one of your pet peeves?** Being mean

Alexandra Napoli

Alexandra Napoli began her dance training in Pittsburgh, PA at The Dance Company for the Performing Arts under the artistic direction of Patricia McKeown. She has attended the Vaganova Summer School with Mansur Kamaletdinov, The Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Summer Intensive Workshops, and The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive.

Alexandra attended Wright State University as a dance major before acquiring an apprenticeship opportunity at the Columbus Dance Theatre in 2005/2006 dancing in numerous roles with the Company. In 2007 she joined the Canadian Pacific Ballet in British Columbia under co-artistic directors Roberta Taylor and Graham McMonagle.

After moving back to Columbus in 2011 she returned to dance with Columbus Dance Theatre where she has enjoyed dancing in works by directors Jaime Kotrba and Seth Wilson.

Alexandra is excited for her 13th season with the company.