Press Coverage

August 9, 2017

The Root - Watch: 13-Year-Old AileyCamp Student Is Moved By The Love Of Dance

Christian Herrera started dancing when he was 4 years old. He said he knew that he would be a dancer when he did his first split at his grandmother’s house. Now, at age 13, Christian is a second-year student at AileyCamp, a summer enrichment program for dancers that focuses on personal development, with 10 national sites. As a standout student, Christian has had the opportunity to perform at the Alvin Ailey Gala at Lincoln Center in New York City.

July 27, 2017

NJTV News - Alvin Ailey’s Dance Camp Provides Second Home For At-Risk Youth In Newark

Few, if any of a specially selected group of 103 Newark students have ever stepped foot on a stage. But with each new position, leap and plie the magic of Alvin Ailey’s American dance camp weaves in each of them a powerful new story through movement. AileyCamp gives these young people a place where they can feel like it’s home,” said the National Director of AileyCamp, Nasha Thomas.

July 24, 2017

PIX11 - AileyCamp Offers Dance Classes And Confidence Boost For Kids In Need

From ballet and tap to modern and jazz, Aileycamp offers classes for free. “AileyCamp gives them an opportunity to express themselves to a have a platform for creative expression," Nasha Thomas explained. The six-week program, in partnership with the Children’s Aid Society, is celebrating its 27th year in New York serving more than 100 students.

July 10, 2017

FOX 5 Atlanta - Atlanta Ballet's AileyCamp Teach Life Lessons Through Dance

The names Alvin Ailey and Atlanta Ballet are synonymous with great dancing, and once again this summer, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is teaming up with Atlanta Ballet to present an incredible opportunity to some young dancers.

February 23, 2017

Miami Herald - Alvin Ailey Instructors Share Their Best Steps

While the upbeat jazz of Duke Ellington played in the background, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater instructors taught their choreography to a group of students Feb. 16 at Miami's Phillis Wheatley Elementary School.

February 17, 2017

Local 10 Miami - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Comes To Adrienne Arsht Center

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater swoops back into the Adrienne Arsht Center this month for its annual engagement. The premiere dance company led by Miami's Robert Battle comes bearing gifts -- scholarships for local dancers to go to New York.

November 16, 2016

Miami Herald - Teenager Accepts Award At White House For AileyCamp Miami

Janasia Johnson, 14, visited the White House and met first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday on behalf of AileyCamp Miami, a program that works with local middle schoolers and which received a national award for its work.

November 14, 2016

Miami Herald - She Lost Her Mother But Found Her Voice

A Miami teen who learned to cope with her mother's incarceration through a local arts program will meet first lady Michelle Obama. Janasia Johnson, 14, who was inspired by the Adrienne Arsht Center's AileyCamp Miami, will accept an award for the program at the White House on Tuesday.

August 11, 2016

New York Amsterdam News - Former AileyCamper, Now Ailey Member Solomon Dumas Affirms Program's Value

Thursday, Aug. 11, more than 100 youngsters will take the stage at Hostos Center for Arts & Culture for a festive performance that caps their six-week summer at CAS/AileyCamp New York. They will showcase skills nurtured by the innovative program that combines dance and classes in creative communication and personal development to give kids ages 11 to 14 tools that help them reach their full potential by encouraging self-awareness, self-esteem and discipline.

August 1, 2016

Dance Studio Life - Soccer, Superheroes, And Dance: Boys-Only Classes Offer Fun, Male Bonding, And Athleticism And A Gateway To Formal Training

Attracting boys to dance has never been easy. It doesn't matter that football players like Hall of Famer Lynn Swann or the New York Jets' Steve McLendon took ballet an it improved their game, or that Lionel Messi looks like a ballet dancer when he shows how to control the soccer ball.