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Alvin Ailey Biography Dancer and choreographer. He became a member of Lester Horton's company in 1950, and when his mentor died in 1953, Ailey was chosen to take over as director and choreographer. He founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958, The company popularized modern dance around the world thanks to tours sponsored by the U.S. State Department. His most famous dance, Revelations, is based on Ailey's own experience of growing up African American in the rural South. Classic Dance, American Dance, Black Dancers, Paige Hyland, Brooke Hyland, Alvin Ailey, Gordon Parks, Josephine Baker, Dance Tutorial

Dancer, Choreographer. Born in Rogers, Texas, he was the founder of the renown dance company the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Starting in 1949, he studied with influential choreographer Lester Horton in Los Angeles, California. When Horton died in 1953, Alvin Ailey took over the Lester Horton Dance Theater and...

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Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. Ailey is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th century concert dance. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gained the nickname "Cultural Ambassador to the World" because of its extensive international touring. African Dancing, Dancing Photography, Classic Dance, Black Dancers, Famous Dancers, Alvin Ailey, Photography People, Boris Vallejo, Josephine Baker

Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. Ailey is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th century concert dance. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gained the nickname "Cultural Ambassador to the World" because of its extensive international touring.

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By Grace Aneiza Ali Yannick Lebrun's story, of a twenty-four year old native of French Guiana turned world-traveling Alvin Ailey dancer, is rooted in humble beginnings. His leap from studying dance at the Adaclam School in Cayenne (capital city of French Guiana) to carving out a place for himself in the award-winning Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is not a path frequently travelled. "For those from French Guiana...the possibilities for dance are few and far between," he says.

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