alvin ailey

     

He formed his famous New York dance theater company in 1958 with a troupe of only 8 dancers

Trivia about alvin ailey

  • Late black choreographer whose American Dance Theatre became multiracial in the 1960s
  • In 1977 Madonna won a scholarship to the studio of this alliteratively named N.Y. choreographer
  • He began with the Lester Horton Dance Theater before founding his own American Dance Theater in 1958
  • This African-American choreographer's dance foundation won in 2001
  • Delightful dancer,African-American,radiant "Revelations",Manhattan man

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