Miami Herald - AileyCamp's Dance Lessons Teach Youths Steps to Success in Life
On her first day at AileyCamp last year, a 13-year-old named Mary Quintana kept her eyes down and her mouth shut.
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The Orange County Register - Alvin Ailey Visits Santa Ana High School
Participants in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater residency at Santa Ana High School demonstrate their talents as dancers and choreographers on Thursday, February 4th. This week-long program is run by Alvin Ailey and underwritten by J.P. Morgan/Chase.
The New York Times - Lifting a Girl and Her Ailing Grandmother
The speakers behind the green sofa and love seat in the sunny living room of Rosa Cruz’s Washington Heights apartment were silent as Ms. Cruz’s 10-year-old granddaughter, Maria Cruz de Leon, shyly danced.
South Florida Times - Dance Camp Inspires Miami Children
AileyCamp, named for the country's most famous African-American dancer, offers inner-city children instruction on creative movement and a great deal more.
Staten Island Advance - Go Carlos!
Something extraordinary is happening at IS 61. For the third consecutive summer, the New Brighton school is hosting AileyCamp Staten Island, a six-week program that offers 80 underprivileged children, ages 11 to 14, disciplined dance instruction in ballet, modern dance, jazz and tap as well as other perks like meals and field trips -- all free of charge.
Miami Herald - Big Stage Lessons
Dozens of kids from across Miam-Dade are learning to express themselves through dance this summer taught by one of the nation's best dance companies.
Contra Costa Times - Kids Go to Dance Camp
Alvin Ailey used to tell his dancers, "You are all gods and goddesses," and it's just this kind of affirmation that is the organizing principle behind AileyCamp. The six-week summer camp for at-risk middle schoolers was launched by the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey in Kansas City in 1989, and since has spread across the country.
AIE - Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey AileyCamp Free Final Performance
Tyrone Aiken, Executive Director of the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (KCFAA), presents the Final Performance of the 2009 AileyCamp students.
The Berkeley Daily Planet - Teaching Kids to Dance at AileyCamp
Sitting in the empty audience of Zellerbach Hall, David McCauley talks about AileyCamp, the educational dance project that he is the charter director of for Cal Performances.
Bloomberg.com - Dancing Philanthropist Gives $6 Million to Alvin Ailey Troupe
Glorya Kaufman tangos in Buenos Aires and Paris and has a ballroom in her Los Angeles home, where she practices her moves with friends. She has pledged $6 million to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's educational programs and is set to be honored today at the troupe's Manhattan headquarters, where the fifth-floor lobby is being named after her.