Lexie PowellLexie Powell is a dancer, teacher and choreographer with a passion for education & the arts. Her love of dancing began with childhood ballet classes with the majority of her training as a child took place at Northern Ballet and Performing Arts under the direction of Ann Marie Benedict. After a childhood filled with dancing, Lexie left her hometown to pursue dance at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. Lexie graduated from WWU in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. Her degree emphasized both performance and choreography with a focus on modern technique. For her BFA capstone solo performance Lexie had the pleasure of working with Natascha Greenwalt of Seattle who is the co-founder of Coriolis Dance.
In addition to her role in the arts, Lexie is also a pharmacist. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Washington State University’s College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2019. Following graduation she spent a year as a float pharmacist for Albertsons/Safeway, completed a Geriatric Specialty Pharmacy Residency with WSU and Providence VNA Home Health and completed an Academic Fellowship with WSU. She will be joining the WSU College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Science's faculty as an Assistant Professor in the 2022-2023 academic year. In her free time Lexie enjoys gardening, vintage hunting & visiting new coffee shops. Lexie is a firm believer in the interconnectedness of dance & science. She is thrilled to be involved in Vytal Movement Dance Company and to help build the arts in Spokane! Performance Highlights with VMDAwakenings, Confluence, Tribute, Together We Dance
Original Choreography for VMD"Ellipses" - in conjunction with Lauren Hovik, 2019
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