Alvin Ailey Jr. (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American...

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) is a modern dance company based in New York City. Founded in in 1958 by choreographer and dancer Alvin Ailey...

best-known work of the modern dance choreographer Alvin Ailey. It is also the signature work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which premiered an extended...

USA) is a dancer, choreographer, and the former Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Originally from the Liberty City community of...

dancer and choreographer. She danced with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1965 to 1980 and was Ailey's muse. She later returned to be the company's...

1938 - May, 2015) was an American modern dancer who performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1964 to 2005. Dudley Eugene Williams was...

dancer from Washington, D.C., who performed as a Principal Dancer of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She began her dance training in classical ballet...

concert and theater dance. In 1958, Ailey and a group of young African-American dancers performed as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York...

Ailey is a 2021 American documentary film, directed by Jamila Wignot, which follows the life of dancer Alvin Ailey. It had its world premiere at the Sundance...

Louis Armstrong, Lonnie Donegan, Peter Paul & Mary and Elvis Presley. Alvin Ailey made "Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham" the music for the triumphant...