Yesterday the dance world lost an icon—Judith Jamison, illustrious dancer and Ailey’s successor as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey...

Who was Alexandra Danilova? Known to friends as “Choura” and known to students as simply “Madame”, Alexandra Danilova was born in 1904,...

“In Apollo’s second variation, Balanchine hit on a startling image to convey that the god is conscious of his divinity. Twice Apollo...

It's Dancin' Week! Dancin' begins previews this Thursday on Broadway and I wanted to celebrate by doing what I do best: digging in...

(5/6) In his book, Ailey described wanting to put Revelations aside for a while, after it had been performed globally. But audiences had...

“There is a spirit within Revelations that keeps it fresh every time. At the end of "Rocka My Soul" the audience is indeed moved, taken...

(4/6) We can’t talk about AAADT without talking about Judith Jamison. Jamison was a celebrated dancer in the company for 16 years and...

(3/6) “Revelations didn’t reach its real popularity until it was edited” said Ailey. The circumstances that led to the ballet being cut...

(2/6) In his autobiography Ailey recounts: “Revelations began with the music. As early as I can remember I was enthralled by the music...

(1/6) Today begins @alvinailey’s Lincoln Center season! I’ve been looking forward to diving into the history of another company and...

(6/6) “I think Apollo is the best role for a male dancer that has ever been choreographed, and I think it has more in it than any dancer...