Whenever I invite a dance friend to see an Ailey performance with me, they always say something along the lines of, “I love Ailey! But do I really want to watch Revelations again?” Maybe because the piece is so iconic, performed so often—in 55 years, it’s been seen by more than 23 million people—many dancers assume it’s just an overdone crowd-pleaser. […]

The first time Jacqueline Green auditioned for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, she was 16. She’d taken her first dance class just three years earlier—when teachers had to physically hold her foot to teach her a tendu. Yet when she and a couple of friends learned that Ailey’s main company was holding auditions in Washington, […]

On her first season with Ailey, from life on tour to tackling new rep     Photo by Erin Baiano for Dance Spirit.   Samantha Figgins recently made a big career leap. She left behind Complexions Contemporary Ballet—and set aside her pointe shoes—to become one of a handful of dancers at Alvin Ailey American Dance […]

Recreate Chita Rivera’s look in Chicago with sexy black and white styles. Transform into Giselle with these feminine, delicate classic looks. Wear white, flowing skirts to embody the iconic and joyful energy of Revelations.

  Photo by Clark Scott, Courtesy AAADT.     Regal and elegant, Ailey’s Jacquelin Harris moves easily through the company’s challenging repertoire. Growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina, she trained at Dance Production Studios. While earning her BFA in the Ailey/Fordham program, Harris joined Ailey II, where she quickly caught the eye of critics in […]

Get Ailey dancer Akua Noni Parker’s green, urban look. Jacqueline Green of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has pairs fun, playful prints.

  Sarah Daley and Jermaine Terry in Chroma. Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy AAADT.   Because Sarah Daley’s dance career seems very directed—from an Ailey/Fordham BFA to Ailey II and, for the last three years, at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater—it comes as a surprise that she can be easily bored. “I glaze over when […]

The Ailey star never stops working.     In Alvin Ailey’s The River. Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy AAADT.     If you’ve seen an ad or a billboard for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater this year, chances are you’ve seen Antonio Douthit-Boyd. He’s the poster boy for the company’s North American tour, which hits […]