Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims are two of the longest tenured dancers in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company — one of the best known and most loved dance companies in the country. They're also married. The pair have danced together for years, forging their love story in the hard work, pain and drama of the dance world. And yet, it endures.
In honor of Black History Month, we spoke with Alvin Ailey stars Constance Stamatiou and Jamar Roberts on what it means to be performers of color in the dance world. Hear about their upbringing, obstacles they've faced in the industry, and what being part of a renowned African American dance company means to them. All performed over a riveting rendition of "Fix Me Jesus" from Alvin Ailey's Revelations.
Spanish Choreographer Gustavo Ramirez Sansano embraced dance at a young age. And while modern dancing is a competitive field that is known for grinding talent down and burning them our quickly, Gustavo has achieved a long lasting career. Today he is sought after by almost many major dance companies around the world, and recently with his new project titled Victoria, which is a modern dance take to today’s political climate, Gustavo caught the eye of one of the most prestigious dance companies in the world: Alvin Ailey. For more on his new gig, here is Gustavo himself, only on American Latino TV.
Focus on South Florida host Rudabeh Shahbazi sits down for an extended one-on-one interview with Robert Battle. The Liberty City native is the creative director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He is in town ahead of the company's February performances at the Arsht Center which celebrate Black History Month.
Alvin Ailey's Michael Jackson, Jr. shares his barre routine to target your arm and leg muscles.
Ailey Extension DanzaTone instructor Jose Ozuna teaches anchors Kelly Rippa and Ryan Seacrest a dance fitness workout during their "JanYOUary" segment.
When you're offered a chance to take a class with Judith Jamison, you don't say no.The company's beloved artistic director emerita rarely teaches open classes. But to celebrate the legacy of Alvin Ailey on what would have been his 87th birthday, she gave a special two-hour workshop at the Ailey Extension on Friday night.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre is reviving its production of Shelter to highlight homelessness in New York City.
Two productions from the 1980s returned to the repertory of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater last week, in refurbished form. The new iterations of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's "Shelter" (1988) and Talley Beatty's "Stack-Up" (1982), par of the company's five-week City Center season, proved a study in contrasts of how dances can weather the passage of time.
Robert Battle tells AOL Build about his calling in life and having Judith Jamison reveal he was the new leader of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.