The New York Times - Arts Briefly, Co-Director Announcement
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has announced the appointment of two new co-directors for the Ailey School, its training academy.
Dance Consortium Dancers' Diaries
Hello my fellow Dance Consortium friends, my name is Constance Stamatiou. I’m a dancer from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. I am originally from Charlotte, NC and this is my fourth year with the Company.
Essence 40 Fierce & Fabulous
Fab Factor: She showed Black girls they belonged at center stage - and in the corner office.
Miami New Times - AileyCamp Gives At-Risk Youth a Stage and a Microphone
Nietzsche declared, "One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star." It's doubtful that the existential philosopher anticipated chaos giving birth to Dancing With the Stars, where B-listers tango for more fame. It's more likely that he would have been down with the kind of dancing stars at this weekend's Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation's AileyCamp performance.
Point of View - Ailey Dancer Comes Home to Give Back
“Now is your time to shine. Here we go, 5, 6…. 5, 6, 7, 8!” and with that Yusha-Marie Sorzano sends her AileyCamp Miami student dancers flying. They are preparing for the AileyCamp final performance in three weeks, and Yusha has them dancing fast and fierce – just as she has done on stages across the globe.
NASD - Denise Jefferson
Denise Jefferson, beloved past president of NASD and director of the Ailey School, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2010.
The Huffington Post - Remembering Denise Jefferson
The dance world lost a giant on July 17 when Denise Jefferson passed away.
Fordham Mourns Longtime Ailey School Director
Fordham University mourns the death of Denise Jefferson, director of the Ailey School and co-founder of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. Jefferson died of ovarian cancer on July 18.
Chicago Tribune - Longtime Director of Ailey School Had Chicago Dance Roots
The art of dance lost a great teacher over the weekend with the death of Denise Jefferson, the Chicago-born director of the Ailey School in New York City.
Chicago Tribune - Chicago-born Director Continued Ailey Legacy
The art of dance lost a great teacher over the weekend with the death of Denise Jefferson, the Chicago-born director of the Ailey School in New York City.