Renaldo Gardner, 22, of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, gives instructions to the Master's Class to Broad Ripple High School Monday, March 18, 2013. Gardner, who is originally from Gary, IN, was once the student of Nicole Hargro who is currently one of the Broad Ripple Magnet High School for the Arts and Humanities Dance Faculty.
Think bunheads don't belong in Graham class? Think again! Modern dance is one of the few truly American art forms, and its various techniques can benefit dacners of all persuasions. We got some pros in the know to debunk five negative myths about modern dance.
Dancers perform a scene from 'Virtues' during a dress rehearsal for Ailey II's New York Season at the Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Company, long one of the nation's more cherished troupes, is testing the waters of its Chicago popularity with an extended, two-week stay at the Auditorium Theatre, offering three separate linups through March 17.
When Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced its spring performance in Chicago, Sarah Daley was delighted. Having traveled all over the world performing, Ms. Daley loves visiting her hometown.
It's a moving experience when Nasha Thomas-Schmitt brings the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's program to schools. Thomas-Schmitt, a dancer now in charge of the company's outreach program, put students in the South Bend Community School Corporation's arts magnets and others through their paces last week.
Ana Marie Forsythe still remembers her first Horton technique class, in the late 1950s at the Newark Ballet Academy. Former Horton dancer Joyce Trisler came, at Fred Danieli's invitation, to teach class to his students, who Danieli felt needed to be more versatile dancers.
Normally, 19-year-old Jenna Graves dances in national and international competitions, or for her full-time job at Ailey II dance company, which will start its New York 2013 season on March 13.
Students from Charles Drew Middle School, in Liberty City, participated in a workshop held by Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, WEdnesday, February 13, 2013. The Ailey troupe is building stronger connections to Miami because their artistic director Robert Battle has roots here.
She didn't always think she'd be a dancer. For Buckhead native Samantha Jones, ballet has always just been something she's done and enjoyed for the fun of it.