Siobhan Alexis

Siobhan Cook was a full time professional dancer and Dance Captain under the artistic direction of her mentor, Acia Gray with Tapestry Dance Company until 2019 and currently serves the Austin community as the SAFE CARES Drop-In Manager and Survivor Leader/Public Speaker.  In her tap dance world, Siobhan has studied with Dianne Walker, Nicholas Young, Michelle Dorrance, Brenda Bufalino, Dormeshia Sumbry- Edwards, Dr.Fayard Nicholas, Dr. Arthur Duncan, and Dr. Jeni Legon.

Siobhan has appeared in premier works by TDC such as Ears Wide Open, April Fools, and Time. She was a part of the NEA American Masterpiece production of Tapestry’s The Souls of Our Feet - A Celebration of American Tap Dance that toured the United States, Canada and China as well as many company full length concert premieres.  She was the leading female in Matt Shield’s Chronological Life Story of a Few Tap Dancers, premiering at Vancouver International Tap Festival and It’s About Time with Sarah Petronio in NYC. She was Arthur Duncan’s demonstrator at the Montreal Tap Dance Festival in 2013 under the direction of Tanya Rivard. She also has taught at Zach Scott Theater and The Dance Institute and continues to work closely with Austin’s St. Stephen’s Episcopal School and The Brownsville ISD with Tapestry's educational outreach programming with co-founders Deirdre Strand and Acia Gray.