Alexander Mays is a classically trained dancer with African American heritage, originally from Sweden, but raised in New York City. He started his early dance training at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York and trained under many reputable names such as Gelsey Kirkland and Nikolai Levitsky. In 2015 he moved to Europe to pursue Europen companies, and danced with the National Theatre in Sarajevo as a guest and also with the Slovak National Theatre for two seasons. He is currently based in Vienna where he freelances and teaches.