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Alvin Ailey Jr., 58, modern dance giant and troupe founder
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Alvin Ailey Jr., 58, founder of the internationally renowned
modern dance company that bears his name, died Friday in a New York
City hospital of a blood disorder.
Mr. Ailey had been suffering from the blood disease dyscrasia
for a year.
"He was clearly one of the giants of modern dance," said Michael
Wright, executive director of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company and one
of Ailey's longtime colleagues. "But he also did more for American
blacks and American black culture in d...
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; Byline: GORDON BARR THEY are giants in the dance world and Alvin Ailey are back in Newcastle for two nights only this week. One of the world's most celebrated dance companies, they return to the Theatre Royal this Friday and Saturday, two years after their last sold-out tour. From their first
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Alvin Ailey to be honored with U.S. stamp along with three choreographers of the 20th century
Chicago Defender
; The late legendary Alvin Ailey one of the most distinguished choreographers of the 20th-century along with George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille and Martha Graham will be honored today for their significant influence and impact on dance on a set of 37-cent commemorative stamps issued by the United
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Alvin Ailey Jr., 58, modern dance giant
Chicago Sun-Times
; Alvin Ailey Jr., 58, founder of the internationally renowned modern dance company that bears his name, died Friday in a New York City hospital of a blood disorder. Mr. Ailey had been suffering from the blood disease dyscrasia for a year. "He was clearly one of the giants of modern dance," said
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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ALVIN AILEY TROUPE'S EXCELLENCE IS UNFLAGGING.(Life and Arts)(Review)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; Byline: ALICE KADERLAN HALSEY Special to the P-I It's not easy to keep an American modern dance company energized, let alone operating, for almost half a century, and even more, to create choreography that looks as fresh as it did when it premiered more than 20 years earlier. Yet that is precisely
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Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Performs at OCPAC
Los Angeles Sentinel
; Los Angeles Sentinel 02-09-2005 COSTA MESA, CA - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of America's greatest dance companies and a true national treasure, returns to the Orange County Performing Arts Center on February 1-6 with a program that includes two West Coast premieres, a new production of
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Finding inspiration in his 'Revelations' Sharon Gersten Luckman first saw Alvin Ailey's work when she was 16. Now it's her job to help keep his legacy alive.
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; DANCE PREVIEW Dance has been the focal point of Sharon Gersten Luckman's life since she was a little girl. "My mother was a dance teacher, and I got to participate in her class, even though I was younger than all the other students," said Luckman, who fondly remembers her mother cooking dinner
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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ALVIN AILEY II DANCERS PERFORM.(Weekend)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; Byline: Staff report Sylvia Waters, artistic director for Ailey II, says there's an exciting program planned for the troupe's modern dance performance - its first of the season - Sunday at the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park in Cazenovia. The second company of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,
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CLINTON, SCHUMER, NADLER MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
Capitol Hill Press Releases
; Capitol Hill Press Releases 03-27-2008 For Immediate Release Clinton, Schumer, Nadler Mark 50th Anniversary of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater March 27, 2008 Washington, DC-Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles E. Schumer and Congressman Jerrold Nadler today announced that they will
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Dance master. (Alvin Ailey) (obituary)
U.S. News & World Report
; * Dance master It was all there. The rollicking joy of the Baptist church from his childhood. The foot-stomping Saturday-night country dances. Athleticism from the high-school gym. The blues of a black boy growing up in poverty. Alvin Ailey took the experience of his life and showed it to six
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Finding your fitness rhythm Firm, tone gracefully with book teaching Alvin Ailey repertoire
Chicago Sun-Times
; Do you long to perform the limber moves of an Alvin Ailey dancer - - combining ballet, West African and modern dance techniques? Author Lise Friedman, herself a former dancer, helps you do just that with her new work, Alvin Ailey Dance Moves! (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $24.95). The exercise book is
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