Awards, Diplomas, Memberships, Certifications
Continuing Education
AWARDS, RECOGNITION, FUNDING
● Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Award
o 2025 Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Award “in recognition of your achievements and contributions to Caribbean tourism and communications”.
● Advancing Equity Award for Ballet des Amériques
○ 2025 Winner of the Arts Award from ArtsWestchester
● Artist Award, awarded by ArtsWestchester, April 19, 2023
○ Each year, ArtsWestchester recognizes people and organizations that have impacted the arts and culture in Westchester. In 2023, the Artist Award was presented to Carole Alexis of Ballet des Amériques in White Plains, an internationally recognized dance choreographer presenting world-class dance performances.
●Proclamation by the Office of the County Executive, Westchester County, New York, April 2025
● Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), awarded by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of France, October 29, 2021
○ The grade of chevalier was granted to Carole Alexis “for her contribution and engagement in the service of French culture”.
● Proclamation by the Office of the County Executive, Westchester County, New York, October 21, 2017
○ “I, ROBERT P. ASTORINO, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY, do hereby proclaim October 21, 2017, to be CAROLE ALEXIS RECOGNITION DAY in Westchester County and join my friends and neighbors to mark this impressive accomplishment and do commend her dedication and commitment to Westchester County.”
● Sucre d’or award, awarded by the Martinique Promotion Bureau, September 6, 2017
○ “The Martinique Promotion Bureau CMT Americas proudly salutes Madame Carole Alexis for her contribution to the arts and the advancement of Martinican culture in the Americas.”
● Proclamation by the Mayor of the City of Orlando, Florida, 1994
○ The Mayor of Orlando recognized and honored Carole Alexis for her choreographic and directorial work for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations of that year.
Funding received to support artistic, cultural, social, or community work:
● Evenings of Dance in Westchester Project Support Grant
○ ArtsWestchester (with funding from the Westchester County Government), 2025-26
● Advancing Equity Award for Ballet des Amériques
○ 2025 Winner of the Arts Award from ArtsWestchester
● NYSCA Support for Organizations
○ NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts), 2025
● Evenings of Dance in Westchester Project Support Grant
○ ArtsWestchester (with funding from the Westchester County Government), 2024-25
● The Dancing Caravan Project Support Grant
○ ArtsWestchester (with funding from the Westchester County Government), 2023-24
● NYSCA Support for Organizations
○ NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts), 2024
● Evenings of Dance in Westchester Project Support Grant
○ ArtsWestchester (with funding from the Westchester County Government), 2022-23
● Restart the Arts Project Grant
○ ArtsWestchester, funded by NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts), February 23, 2022
● La tournée des écoles (tour of schools)
○ STAFE (Soutien au tissu associatif des Français à l’étranger), funded by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Government of France, 2022
● City Artist Corps Grant ($5,000)
○ NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts), August 25, 2021
● Première du ballet à Manhattan (Manhattan premiere), changed to outdoor performances in Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City due to the pandemic
○ STAFE (Soutien au tissu associatif des Français à l’étranger), funded by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Government of France, 2020