valerie alpert
choreographer
Valerie Alpert is a native of Chicago and Artistic Director of VADCO/Valerie Alpert Dance Co. Before founding her company in 1991, Alpert toured with professional repertory dance companies in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Texas. As a company member with Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth and Zenon/Jazz Dance Company, she worked with internationally known choreographers and performed assorted repertory across the United States. Alpertʼs choreography has drawn praise at festivals and cities around the United States and Europe. The companyʼs works are diverse, defined by past, present, and future culture, literature, personal experience, and imagination. Integrating multimedia into live performance is also a trademark of the company along with collaborating with composers, artists, and individuals in the world of technology. Currently, Alpert is on faculty at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois and has recently completed her Ph.D in Dance from Texas Womenʼs University.
