SLOTUS Jill Biden stopped by the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in New York on Monday, showing off some well-toned gams in one of her signature short dresses. The dress and coat were by Milly.
A 75-year history whispers through the photo-lined walls and worn wooden floors of the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center.
I live my life day by day with a lot of prayer and not necessarily immediate revelations, because I always think God takes his good time in lettin' you know what's doin'.
Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School, Denise Jefferson and Dr. Jill Biden watch dancers rehearse at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Joan Weill Center for Dance on October 19, 2009 in New York City.
Dancers from the Alvin Ailey School of Dance will be among the first to wear gowns from Badgley Mischka's new line Mark & James.
Rewriting budgets last fall has paid off for star players.
An offhand remark from a teacher such as, "Gained a little weight?" can leave its mark on a young dancer.
New York's largest performing arts institutions have come through the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression relatively unscathed. In fact, they are thriving, they said on Wednesday at a Crain’s New York Business conference on the performing arts.
To refer to Judith Jamison as merely a dancer is an insult. Of course she's a terrific one but the 64-year-old who joined the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in 1965 is also the leader of an important part of American culture.
In light of the recent downpour of Tulsa Ballet reviews, many of which critized the selection of dances artistic director Marcello Angelini chose to bring to NY, my friend Christopher Atamian writes a note on progamming selection.