Dance Magazine - Bringing Up the Weight Word
An offhand remark from a teacher such as, "Gained a little weight?" can leave its mark on a young dancer.
Directors
Dance Teacher Magazine - Dance Teacher Video of the Month
The Ailey School's demonstration of Horton Technique with Ana Marie Forsythe and Milton Myers was named Editors' Choice for the July Dance Teacher Video of the Month.
Roots and Relationships in Chicago: Interview with Denise Jefferson - Director of The Ailey School in New York
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was founded in 1958. Choreographer, dancer, and director Alvin Ailey played an important role in cultivating opportunities for African-American modern dancers, presenting choreography that explored a wide range of the black experience.
New York Times - Ailey's Creative New Digs With Room for Comfort
In a well-known segment of Alvin Ailey's signature dance, ''Revelations,'' performed to the spiritual ''Wade in the Water,'' dancers wave swaths of billowy blue fabric to simulate a river.