Press Coverage

July 22, 2022

New York Daily News - Alvin Ailey Dance Company To Host Free Events In All 5 Boroughs For 10 Days

The heat is on in New York, but Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is giving New Yorkers plenty of reason to get outside. The iconic dance company is kicking off a series of free outdoor events throughout all five boroughs from Saturday through Aug. 1. Called “Ailey Moves NYC,” the 10-day summer celebration will include performances by the company, classes, workshops, and screenings of Jamila Wignot’s acclaimed 2021 documentary “Ailey.”

July 21, 2022

Shondaland - Head Turners: Dancer Courtney Celeste Spears Creates Her Own Rhythm

The Alvin Ailey company member talks to Shondaland about how she choreographed herself a new destiny during the most difficult time in her life. In the ongoing Shondaland series Head Turners, we meet interesting women from every facet of life who are crushing it in their careers. From artists and tech mavens to titans of the boardroom, these women are breaking barriers, and they’ll share how you can too.

July 06, 2022

Sports Illustrated - Constance Stamatiou Dances On The Shoulders of Giants

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company dancer continues the legacy of uplifting Black women in the arts. Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from the veteran athletes, to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more—in the series, Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports.

July 06, 2022

The Wall Street Journal - Weekend Confidential: Choreographer Robert Battle Believes That Dance Brings Connection

Robert Battle was around 13 years old when he first saw dancers perform a work by the pioneering Black choreographer Alvin Ailey. “It was a revelation,” he recalls. As a bullied child with artistic ambitions, he found it dazzling to see people who looked like him earn applause for telling the story of the African-American experience through movement.

July 06, 2022

CBS 2 - Alvin Ailey Marks A Decade of Leadership Under Artistic Director Robert Battle

NEW YORK -- The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Lincoln Center on Wednesday for six performances. A diverse program has been put together to cap a decade of leadership under artistic director Robert Battle. He talked to CBS2's Dave Carlin on Wednesday about his 10 years with Ailey, and what he sees for its future.

July 06, 2022

ABC 7 - Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Returns To Lincoln Center

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is returning to Lincoln Center. The six-performance engagement will cap a decade under the leadership of artistic director Robert Battle. He joined Sandra Bookman to discuss the season opener and his 10th year anniversary program, which features his choreography set to the music of some of the greats, like Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder and others.

June 01, 2022

Avenue Magazine - Performance Enhancers: A New Wave Of Leaders Are Transforming The Dance World

Francesca Harper, Artistic Director Ailey II. The dancer, choreographer, singer, actor, producer, teacher, director and educator, as well as ballet consultant for the Oscar-winning Black Swan, became the artistic director of AIley II eight months ago, following in the footsteps of her late mother, Denise Jefferson, who directed The Ailey School from 1984 until 2010. "It feels so much bigger than me," she has said of the appointment.

May 23, 2022

Well + Good - Relieve Full-Body Tension In 15 Minutes With This Do-Anywhere Standing Yoga Flow

Fact: You don't need a mat—or any other equipment—to squeeze in a great yoga practice. We'll prove it to you. On this week's episode of Trainer of the Month Club, yoga instructor and Mirror trainer Pilin Anice shares a standing yoga flow that doesn't require a single prop, and will leave you feeling reinvigorated for the day ahead.

May 16, 2022

Well + Good - There Are 3 Kinds Of Hip Flexibility, And This Yoga Flow Hits Them All To Reduce Physical And Emotional Tension

Yoga teachers are fond of saying that the hips hold a lot of pent-up emotions—and right about now, you may be more in your feelings than usual. While stretching your body can't solve all the world's problems, it can help you squeeze in a little self care when times are tough. So on this week's episode of Trainer of the Month, yoga instructor and Mirror trainer Pilin Anice leads you through a flow to help you get deep into your hips from every angle.

May 10, 2022

Well + Good - Lunge Pose Is The Ultimate Lower Body Strengthener—As Long As You Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes

There are a few poses—or "asanas"—that you just can't yoga without. There's child's pose, cat-cow, and (of course) downward dog, but lunges are also an essential part of any yoga practice. On this week's episode of The Right Way, yoga instructor and MIRROR trainer Pilin Anice shows you how to do a high lunge pose (or "ashta chandrasana," meaning crescent high lunge pose) the right way, so your yoga foundation can be on point.