WNBC 4 - Positively Black: Maguette Camara
Choreographer Maguette Camara sat down with Tracie Strahan to talk about his dancing experience and what he teaches at the Ailey Extension.
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Playbill - Step From The Stage To The Studio
A professional dancer's body is a finely tuned instrument of movement and expression. And there are no more impeccably calibrated, eloquent "instruments" than those who make up the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
The New York Times - Facebook Live at Ailey Extension
Join in on a tap dancing lesson with Marshall Davis, Jr., a tap instructor at the Ailey Extension in New York. If you have any questions about the routine, put them in the comments, and NYT journalist Nilo Tabriz will ask some.
The New York Times - Facebook Live with Katherine Jimenez
Join us as we learn how to dance some New York style mambo. We're with Katherine Jimenez at Ailey Extension in New York City who will teach some beginner steps.
Business Insider - Facebook Live at Ailey Extension
We're live drumming to the rhythm of West African dance at Ailey Extension. Come learn instructor Yah Ya Kamate's dance moves!
Pix 11 - Dance Your Way To Weight Loss
If you've hit a rut in your New Year's resolution to lose weight, we've got an inspiring story to help you get moving! The name Alvin Ailey is usually associated with dance performances, not fitness routines, until now!
NY1 - Get Energized With Alvin Ailey Extension Dance Classes For Beginners
In this Parenting report, NY1 Parenting Consultant Shelley Goldberg takes you to the Alvin Ailey Dance Studio to learn all about their dance classes for novices.
The Root - Dances of the Diaspora: West African Dance
The Root's original video series explores dances that originate, in or are influenced by, African culture. Here, we spoke with Maguette Camara of the Ailey Extension to learn about West African dance.
New York Post - We Used Hip-Hop To Lose 160 Pounds
It’s Monday night, and the studio at Alvin Ailey in Hell’s Kitchen is bumping. A Missy Elliott song blares from the speakers as 30 hip-hop enthusiasts — ranging from 20-somethings to unassuming moms — high-step, glide and crisscross their arms. But the most enthusiastic booty-shakers are Joseph Laino and George Junco, two middle-aged psychotherapists having the time of their lives.
Dance Teacher Magazine - Maguette Camara: How I Teach West African
As Maguette Camara seamlessly shifts between the front of the studio and to play drums that are clustered on the side, it's hard to tell where the musician leaves off and the dancer begins. He's instructing an advanced-beginner level West African class at The Ailey School in New York, and the intricate rhythms are proving challenging to the students - 30 pre-professional men and women.