School of Theatre Arts

Dance

Alex Tecza spent over 30 years of his career as a competitive ballroom dancer and teacher. His professional achievements include titles of US National and World Finalist, two Dancers Cup Tour Couple of the Year awards, and over 30 wins in American Smooth, International Standard, and Showdance divisions. As a dancer and choreographer, Tecza appeared in several Dance at Illinois and Lyric Theatre @ Illinois productions, including Dance at Illinois Downtown at the Virginia Theatre, My Fair Lady, The Merry Widow, and Carnaval!

 His collaboration works have been shown in venues such as Ruth Page Center for the Arts and Ailey Citigroup Theatre. Tecza often serves as a ballroom dance and partnering expert for Lyric Theatre @ Illinois productions. His choreographic credits for LTI include Die Fledermaus, Black Square, Carnaval!, and others. Aside from performing and choreographing, Tecza holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is a certified Alexander Technique teacher. He teaches classes for Lyric Theatre @ Illinois, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and maintains a private teaching practice in both Champaign-Urbana and northwest suburbs of Chicago.

Education

MFA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

Professional Affiliations

Certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, m.AmSAT