Alessandra Williams

Alessandra Williams, PhD, is an assistant professor of dance at Rutgers University-New Brunswick who researches dance, sexuality, race, gender, and transnationalism. Her fellowships include the Early Career Faculty Fellowship with the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice (2023-4) and the Inclusive Excellence Fellowship with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (2018–19). She has performed with the Ananya Dance Theatre company in ten, evening-length dances (2007-2021). She is coeditor of the anthology Dancing Transnational Feminisms: Ananya Dance Theatre and the Art of Social Justice (2022) alongside co-editors Ananya Chatterjea and Hui Wilcox and she has written about cross-cultural solidarity in Dance Research Journal, The Drama Review, Dance Teacher Online, Relay Relay, and Talking Black Dance Inside Out/Outside In. Her current book project identifies artistic and historical foundations for queer black dance based on the choreographies and dance-films of David Roussève and the REALITY dance company. Williams has served as a Director on the Executive Board of the Dance Studies Association. And as a senior Yorchhā educator and vinyasa yoga instructor, she also facilitates workshops on movement, vocal-work, and intergenerational memory.