The Bulletin - Hip-Hop Dance, Casually Airborne With a Hint Of Ballet
There's something alluring and a little bit mysterious about hip-hop dance, even performed informally on the street by a group of teenagers killing time.
Roots and Relationships in Chicago: Interview with Denise Jefferson - Director of The Ailey School in New York
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was founded in 1958. Choreographer, dancer, and director Alvin Ailey played an important role in cultivating opportunities for African-American modern dancers, presenting choreography that explored a wide range of the black experience.
Backstage - Staying On Your Toes
Tips to extend your dancing career
New York Post - All the right moves
It was almost three decades ago that the late, great choreographer Alvin Ailey asked his good friend and former dancer Judith Jamison to take over his young and esteemed company.
"I can't believe I'm up here"
For as long as she could remember, Constance Stamatiou had danced. She loved the excitement of being before an audience. But this was different.
The Boston Globe - Discussing with The Stars
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is in town to perform at the Wang Theater tomorrow through Feb. 10, but before the dancers do what they do they'll talk about what they do at "The Legacy of Alvin Ailey."
New York Times - Dancer of the Moment: A Man For The Ailey Season
Clifton Brown was 4 when his grandmother decided that formal physical exercise would cheer him up after his playmates, all older cousins, deserted him for school.
New York Times - In Two Nights of Mixed Choreography, a Dancer's Star Remains a Constant
In 1962, Alvin Ailey choreographed "Reflections in D" to Duke Ellington's music as a vehicle for himself.
Metro - He'll take the lead
Is Clifton Brown the dance world's next box office star?
Dance Magazine - They Define Excellence in Male Dancing
At two recent galas, Daniel Ulbricht at NYCB and Matthew Rushing at Ailey took my breath away.