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Chelsea Now - A Dance Instructor Is A Person In Your Neighborhood
For some New Yorkers, it is a dream to be able to walk to work. Some dance instructors for the Ailey Extension in Hell's Kitchen get to live the reality.
Nottingham Post - It's A Dance Revelation
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are back in the UK for the first time in six years, including two shows at the Royal Concert Hall. Kelly Apter speaks to dancer Linda Celeste Sims.
VeryWell - Barre Workouts To Do At Home
The next at-home barre workout comes from Sarita Allen, a former dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Sarita founded Ailey Barre in 2015 and teaches the class to students of all levels at Ailey Extension in New York City.
DanceTeacher - Peter Brandenhoff: How I Teach Bournonville
Peter Brandenhoff has just announced to his Ballet Arts students that he'll be taking it easy this class, because he recently tore his calf muscle. "I'm going to sit here like an old Russian," he says in his faint Danish accent, as he moves to a chair to the front of the cavernous New York City Center studio and sits down.
Dance Teacher Magazine - Maguette Camara: How I Teach West African
As Maguette Camara seamlessly shifts between the front of the studio and to play drums that are clustered on the side, it's hard to tell where the musician leaves off and the dancer begins. He's instructing an advanced-beginner level West African class at The Ailey School in New York, and the intricate rhythms are proving challenging to the students - 30 pre-professional men and women.
The White House - In Photos: Black History Month At The White House
Throughout February, the White House is hosting events to celebrate African Americans, past and present, who have shaped and strengthened our nation. Check out some of the highlights so far, and stay tuned for more Black History Month events to come.
W42ST - Ballet Instructor Peter Brandenhoof Offers His Insight Into The Area
Denmark-born Peter Brandenhoff's talents have taken him around the world, performing with the Boston Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. An in-demand ballet instructor, he is currently teaching at the Ailey Extension.
The New York Times - The Music Runs Through Her
The Ailey Company's Linda Celeste Sims Thrives On Work
Men's Health - Built By Ballet
Christopher Cuomo, ABC News 20/20 anchor and extreme-fitness investigator for Men's Health, goes toe-to toe- with Alvin Ailey's dancers to learn how they develop world-class jumping power, insanely strong cored, and outrageous flexibility.