Dance Spirit Magazine - Revelations How-To
Learn the opening section of Alvin Ailey's iconic work.
Learn the opening section of Alvin Ailey's iconic work.
An unexpected phone call gave choreographer Kyle Abraham the chance of a lifetime - to bring new moves to the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Renaldo Gardner talks about his experience teaching master classes and inspiring students across the country.
Renaldo Gardner, 22, of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, gives instructions to the Master's Class to Broad Ripple High School Monday, March 18, 2013. Gardner, who is originally from Gary, IN, was once the student of Nicole Hargro who is currently one of the Broad Ripple Magnet High School for the Arts and Humanities Dance Faculty.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Company, long one of the nation's more cherished troupes, is testing the waters of its Chicago popularity with an extended, two-week stay at the Auditorium Theatre, offering three separate linups through March 17.
When Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced its spring performance in Chicago, Sarah Daley was delighted. Having traveled all over the world performing, Ms. Daley loves visiting her hometown.
There's a cool, seductive way an Alvin Ailey dancer takes the stage - a pantherlike walk with the chest held high, hips and shoulders rolling ever so slightly. It's one of the things choreographer Kyle Abraham loves about Ailey's style.
For more than three decades, taking in a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater meant not only experienceing some of the best of the art form, but also seeing the work of one dancer: Renee Robinson. Now, she is taking her final bows.
As a girl, Washington native Renee Robinson, one of the most storied members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for over three decades, remembers traveling all over the city.
With great fanfare, Renee Robinson, a radiant dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, celebrated her final season with the company in December. It seemed that she was the toast of New York - there were farewell concerts, tributes and a prestigious Dance Magazine award.