Not So Black and White
Born in The Netherlands, Alexis Wilson was dancing as soon as she learned to walk.  After moving to New York City she became the youngest apprentice in The Dance Theater of Harlem and quickly moved on to became a featured dancer in the Emmy Award winning television special, “Blues and Gone.” After appearing as a dancer in the Francis Ford Coppola film, “The Cotton Club” she graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University, moved to Europe and continued her dance career. Upon her return to The States she teamed with Peter Wise and Associates and began casting national commercials and theater productions like the Broadway smash hit, “Smokey Joe’s Café.” In addition to writing a full-length musical, a narrative tribute of her father’s contributions for PBS television, and contributions to the books, “Before I Got Here: The Wondrous Things We Hear When We Listen to the Souls of Our Children” and “Not In My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community” she joyously celebrates life with her husband and two children.