Chicago Tribune - Longtime Director of Ailey School Had Chicago Dance Roots
The art of dance lost a great teacher over the weekend with the death of Denise Jefferson, the Chicago-born director of the Ailey School in New York City.
Chicago Tribune - Chicago-born Director Continued Ailey Legacy
The art of dance lost a great teacher over the weekend with the death of Denise Jefferson, the Chicago-born director of the Ailey School in New York City.
The New York Times - Denise Jefferson, 65, Director of the Ailey School, Is Dead
Denise Jefferson, an internationally known dance educator who as the longtime director of the Ailey School oversaw the training of generations of world-class performers, died on Saturday in Manhattan.
Dreams Within Reach
On her first day at AileyCamp last year, a 13-year-old named Mary Quintana kept her eyes down and her mouth shut.
Miami Herald - AileyCamp's Dance Lessons Teach Youths Steps to Success in Life
On her first day at AileyCamp last year, a 13-year-old named Mary Quintana kept her eyes down and her mouth shut.
The New York Times - Flight Training: Building an Army of Billy Elliots
A boy in a tutu. That was the image Lee Hall saw in his mind's eye when he began the original screenplay for "Billy Elliot," the tale of a striking coal miner's son who crashes the gates of the Royal Ballet School in London.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Much To Celebrate: Alvin Ailey Returns to BAM
This week Alvin AIley American Dance Theater returns to BAM for its longest engagement there to date.
The New York Times - Movement and Music To Stir the Soul
Mary Lou Williams, the jazz pianist, arranger and composer, said that the first time she saw Alvin Ailey's work, "I went out of my mind, and I don't do that often."
El Diario La Prensa - Bailarin de Origen Peruano Triunfa con Compania Alvin Ailey
New York--Guillermo Asca, bailarin de origen peruano, triunfa en los escenarios y cumple 16 anos con la compania de danza Alvin Ailey.
iDance Critix Corner - Dance Review: Ailey II: A Force To Be Reckoned With in the Dance World
Usually when you’re watching second companies perform you anticipate small mess-ups: slips, nervousness, unclean pirouettes, lack of confidence. However, this was far from the truth with Ailey II at the Joyce Theater.