founder. artist director

Alexander is a graduate of the University of South Florida's Dance Department with a BFA in Dance Performance and a recent MFA graduate of Hollins University. Prior to his collegiate training at USF, Jones received training from the LINES Ballet BFA Program under direction of Marina Hotchkiss. He has had the opportunity to work with Alonzo King, Bill T. Jones in Serenade/The Proposition, and Doug Varone in The Rite of Spring. He has performed in Tunisia, Africa with the University of South Florida on behalf of the American Embassy and the Tunisian Dance Federation. He had 13 year career as a performer and equity dancer at Walt Disney World, performing in stage shows such as Hocus Pocus Villian Spelltacular, A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas, and Dream Along with Mickey. He is an alumnus of ArchCore40 in NYC and works closely with choreographer Jennifer Archibald as her choreographer assistant in the Florida Dance Festival. In 2012, he choreographed and directed his first evening length work entitled First You, Then The Rest at the Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, FL. In the Spring of 2013, Jones joined Yow Dance Company and had the honor of choreographing works on the company for both Spring Into Dance and the Orlando International Fringe Festival. Later that Fall, he returned to the Studio@620 to premiere his second evening-length work, Contact. Jones participated in Project GenYes! at the Studio@620 made possible by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation premiering his third evening-length work, Uncovered: Power of the Being at the Studio@620. In 2016, Jones became the Artistic Director of Collective Soles Dance making it his mission to connect the Tampa Bay area through collaboration. The following year Alex was one of the resident choreographers at the Florida Dance Festival where he premiered his latest work behind the Front. Jones is on faculty at the University of Tampa and Florida Southern College teaching techniques classes that help students prepare for both concert and commercial stages. Currently, Jones is the Dance Artist in Residence at the Studio@620 and founder of St. Pete based dance company, projectALCHEMY.

company member.

Sarah Hamilton has been dancing since age three and currently resides in the Tampa bay area. She attended Florida State College at Jacksonville where she received her A.A. dancing under the instruction of Talani Torres and Rebecca Levy. While at FSCJ Sarah was member of the FSCJ Dance Repertory Company danceWORKS and held a manger position. She is pursuing a B.A. in Dance Studies and a Dance Medicine & Science Certificate from the University of South Florida graduating Spring 2021.

Sarah had to opportunity to travel to Paris, France to study dance with various international artists and has danced in works by Talani Torres, Rebecca Levy, Tanesha Payne, Ellie Barrett, Teena Marie Custer, Andee Scott, and Alexander Jones, among others. Sarah has a wide range of interests including dance for film, stage management, arts administration, digital artwork, and photography, in addition to her focus in dance and choreography. Eventually, Sarah would like to continue her studies as a graduate student, so that she can impact the lives of others in the way her professors have helped her.

costume designer.

My name is Hilka, but family and friends know me as Iky. I truly love the performing arts, especially dance. Since I was young, I always looked for ways to be creative and bring my ideas to reality. I began creating and sewing my own Halloween costumes at an early age, with my mother at my side, teaching all the tricks of the seamstress trade. Luckily, my daughter became a beautiful dancer and through her years of dance school I volunteered my skills designing and styling costumes for performances dating back to 2002 and still going strong. Costume Design, Wardrobe styling, Makeup and hair styling to transform performers into their characters is a true passion. I now have the privilege to collaborate with Alex Jones and Project Alchemy, where I can continue to construct, create, dance a little and share my knowledge, visions and passion with amazing dancers, beautiful people and most of all, my incredibly talented, beautiful, amazing daughter.

administrative intern.