The Star-Ledger - Alvin Ailey Dance Camp
The Alvin Ailey dance camp is held in cities around the country, this is the first time it has been held in Newark.
Arts In Education
The Star-Ledger - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's AileyCamp Debuts in Newark with 100 Eager Students
Dance teacher Wayne Williams stood at the lip of the Newark Arts High stage, his back to the two dozen black-clad students lined up behind him. "Where are your hands?" he asked over his shoulder. "Out" they shouted. "Chin?" he called. "Up," they said. "Stomach?" "In," they replied a few giggles distupting their perfect unison.
Celebrity Series of Boston - MLK Summer Scholars and AileyCamp Boston
AileyCamp Boston 2011 started yesterday at Orchard Gardens K-8 school in Roxbury. AileyCamp Boston is a tuition-free summer camp designed for Boston-area middle school students. Running July 5 through August 11, the program is operated by the Celebrity Series of Boston Arts, Education and Community Program.
Berkeleyside - First Time Sailors Take to the Water, Conquer Many Fears
This morning, down at the Berkeley Marina, 56 East Bay middle schoolers were experiencing a host of "firsts". Many of them were taking to the water for the first time - donning life-jackets and sailing out into the Bay - not without a certain amount of trepidation in many cases.
The Kansas City Star - 'KC's Friends of Alvin Ailey Gets NEA Grant'
In these cash-strapped times, arts organizations need all the help they can get. The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey recently received a much-needed assist from the National Endowment for the Arts, which has awarded a grant of $25,000 to benefit AileyCamp and AileyCamp the Group.
The Star-Ledger - AileyCamp Makes Its Debut in Newark to Deliver Life Lessons and Dance to City's Youth
Contemporary dance innovator, Alvin Ailey, believed that "dance is for everybody," and was particularly passionate about providing underserved youth with the tools they needed to express themselves and develop a greater sense of self-esteem.
Examiner - One Hundred Miami-Dade Students Part of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation proudly announce the return of AileyCamp Miami for the third consecutive year, June 27-August 5, 2011.
The New York Times: Arts, Briefly - Ailey Dance Camp Heads to Newark
AileyCamp, a full-scholarship summer day camp with classes in dance technique for urban students, will be in Newark this summer. The six-week program, from July 5 to Aug. 12 at the Newark Arts High School, will be held for 100 Newark middle-school students from 11 to 14 years old.
The Chamber - KCFAA AileyCamp Opens June 20
Tyrone Aiken, Executive Director of the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, announces the opening of AileyCamp's 23rd year in Missouri on Monday, June 20. AileyCamp is an innovative six-week, summer dance camp for middle-school boys and girls.
The New York Times: ArtsBeat - Ailey Dance Camp Coming to Newark
AileyCamp, a full-scholarship summer day camp with classes in dance technique for urban students, will come to Newark this summer. The announcement was made by officials at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Newark public schools and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.