Alexander Peters was born and raised in State College, Pennsylvania and began his early dance training with teacher Nicole Swope. He was later accepted to the School of American Ballet and attended as a recipient of the Andrei Kramarevsky Scholarship. Alexander is currently a principal dancer with Miami City Ballet and has performed across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. His extensive repertoire includes works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Alexei Ratmansky, Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, and many others. Throughout his career he has originated featured roles in numerous works and has filmed archival segments with the George Balanchine Foundation. He previously performed with Pennsylvania Ballet and Kansas City Ballet and is a recipient of a Princess Grace Award and the 2010 Mae L Wein Award for outstanding promise.