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Blavity - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company Members On Expanding Its Legacy With Afro-Latino And Afro-Caribbean Dance

Blavity - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company Members On Expanding Its Legacy With Afro-Latino And Afro-Caribbean Dance

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s holiday season is underway at New York City Center through Jan. 4. This season marks more than just another year of the artistic phenomenon that uses dance as a catalyst for spiritual and cultural expression. It also marks the dawn of a new chapter under the guidance of Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack, whose inaugural season embraces both the company’s foundational Black roots and its evolving commitment to diversity, now including the Afro-Latino diaspora.

El Diario - Latin rhythms are part of the new season of Alvin Ailey

El Diario - Latin rhythms are part of the new season of Alvin Ailey

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre kicked off its annual season at New York City Center, the first under the leadership of Alicia Graf Mack, which will run from this week until January 2026. And while this historically African American company has always been a symbol of excellence in modern dance, its present is deeply marked by the presence and talent of Latino artists who find here a home for their identity and their movement. Among them are Afro-Brazilian dancer Leonardo Brito and AILEY Extension mambo instructor Katherine Jiménez, two voices that represent the cultural and spiritual expansion of Alvin Ailey's legacy.

PIX 11 - Celebrate National Dance Day with Ailey Extension

PIX 11 - Celebrate National Dance Day with Ailey Extension

We're dancing into the weekend ahead of National Dance Day! You can take free hip hop and New York-style mambo classes in honor of the holiday courtesy of Ailey Extension. We're getting a lesson in mambo from dancer, choreographer, artistic director of Baila Society and Ailey Extension instructor, Ahtoy Juliana.

PIX 11 - Get in the groove with Ailey Extension's Matthew Johnson Harris

PIX 11 - Get in the groove with Ailey Extension's Matthew Johnson Harris

Calling all Broadway musical lovers! Writer, director and choreographer Matthew Johnson Harris takes Marysol and Karine Jean-Pierre through a dance number straight out of his Broadway dance class at the Ailey Extension. If he can make these two look like pros, he can get you dancing too!

WGN - Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s Ailey Extension Brings World-Class Dance To Chicago

WGN - Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s Ailey Extension Brings World-Class Dance To Chicago

CHICAGO – Considered one of the most acclaimed dance companies in the world, many Chicagoans are already looking forward to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s performances in March. Before the dancers take the stage, some of the pros are in the city teaching their moves to those hoping to follow in their footsteps. Whether teaching or performing, dance comes naturally for instructor Glenn Allen Sims, who danced with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for 23 years.

The Oakland Press - Southfield Teen Dances Her Way To The Big Apple

The Oakland Press - Southfield Teen Dances Her Way To The Big Apple

It was a summer to talk about for Nylah Taylor, a 15-year-old dance prodigy from Southfield, who secured a coveted scholarship to attend the Ailey Experience NYC workshop. This prestigious program, hosted in early August by the Ailey Extension in New York City, is a dream come true for the talented teen who has been dancing since she was 3.

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