Spencer everett
Hometown: Stratford, Ontario, Canada
He/Him
Joined Saint Louis Dance Theatre in 2024
Spencer Everett moved to St. Louis to join Saint Louis Dance Theatre in 2024 after two seasons with Ailey II. Spencer began his dance training at age four in Stratford, Ontario, and studied circus arts and acrobatics under former Cirque du Soleil artist Meaghan Wegg. After training at Elite Dance Center in Woodstock and Dance Arts Institute in Toronto, he attended The Ailey School and Fordham University, graduating summa cum laude in 2022 with a BFA in Dance and BA in Visual Arts.
During his university years, Spencer performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Memoria (2019, 2021, 2022), at New York Fashion Week, and at the Guggenheim Museum. He appeared in Cielo Elena, a dance film commissioned by the Baryshnikov Arts Center, and joined Ailey II as an apprentice during his senior year.
As a dancer with Ailey II, Spencer toured internationally, performing at the Holland Dance Festival, The Joyce Theater, and New York City Center. He worked with choreographers William Forsythe, Robert Battle, Andrea Miller, Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, Baye & Asa, and Francesca Harper, and performed in Alvin Ailey's Revelations. His guest artist appearances include work with Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet, Pony Box Dance Theater, and FHP Collective, including The Reckoning commissioned by Ava Duvernay. Spencer also performed in Susanne Bartsch's Kunst, was featured in Omer Kaplan's exhibition at Art Basel Miami, directed movement for Lincoln Center's Search for Spring, and performed in Nona Hendryx's The Dream Machine.
As a choreographer, Spencer's work has been presented at Battery Dance Festival, Ailey Citigroup Theater, and Barnard College. He serves on Dancewave's Artistic Advisory Council.