Alec Marianek, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, began his dance training at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and Britney Boyd Dance Company. He later moved to Dallas, Texas, where he graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University with a BFA in Dance Performance and a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship.
During his time at SMU, he performed new and restaged works by acclaimed choreographers including Robert Battle, Paul Taylor, Martha Graham, Adam Hougland, Larry Keigwin, Pascal Rioult, Stephanie Martinez, and Michelle N. Gibson. Beyond SMU, he has also performed works by Brian Brooks, Joshua Peugh, and Tamisha Guy.
In addition to performing, Marianek is an emerging choreographer whose work has been presented at the Dallas Indie Dance Fest (Agorra Artists), the American College Dance Association, and NewDANCEFest (Eisenhower Dance Detroit).
