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Collaborating with Dancers in the Studio as a Photographer

Photographers Deborah Ory and Ken Browar focus on collaborating with dancers in a very specific way to form their creative vision.

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I love the strength in this, and then his wrist and hand are so effortlessly graceful and the pose just melts through his reach. Dance Aesthetic Male, Hands Up Pose, Abstract Poses, Hands Dance, Dance Reference, Dancer Photo, Black Dancing, Photography References, Movement Photography

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I love the strength in this, and then his wrist and hand are so effortlessly graceful and the pose just melts through his reach.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 60 – in pictures American Dance, Black Dancers, Dance Pose, Contemporary Ballet, Dancer Photography, Dance Photography Poses, Alvin Ailey, Black Ballerina, Dance Movement

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 60 – in pictures

Alvin Ailey’s groundbreaking dance company is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a season at New York City Center. Take a step back through their sensational past productions

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Alvin Ailey, the Man and the Mind Behind the Unapologetic Sparkle

In “Edges of Ailey,” a new exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the choreographer takes center stage. It’s another revelation.

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Alvin Ailey Biography Dancer and choreographer. He became a member of Lester Horton's company in 1950, and when his mentor died in 1953, Ailey was chosen to take over as director and choreographer. He founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958, The company popularized modern dance around the world thanks to tours sponsored by the U.S. State Department. His most famous dance, Revelations, is based on Ailey's own experience of growing up African American in the rural South. Alley Photography, Modern Dans, Classic Dance, American Dance, Black Dancers, Paige Hyland, Brooke Hyland, Alvin Ailey, Josephine Baker

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Alvin Ailey Jr. (1931-1989) - Find a Grave...

Dancer, Choreographer. Born in Rogers, Texas, he was the founder of the renown dance company the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Starting in 1949, he studied with influential choreographer Lester Horton in Los Angeles, California. When Horton died in 1953, Alvin Ailey took over the Lester Horton Dance Theater and...

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; dir. Judith Jamison (City Center. 2001)

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Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. Ailey is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th century concert dance. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gained the nickname "Cultural Ambassador to the World" because of its extensive international touring. African Dancing, Dancing Photography, Classic Dance, Black Dancers, Famous Dancers, Alvin Ailey, Photography People, Boris Vallejo, Josephine Baker

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Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. Ailey is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th century concert dance. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gained the nickname "Cultural Ambassador to the World" because of its extensive international touring.

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French Guiana | Yannick Lebrun Finds “Home” In Alvin Ailey Dance - OF NOTE Magazine

By Grace Aneiza Ali Yannick Lebrun's story, of a twenty-four year old native of French Guiana turned world-traveling Alvin Ailey dancer, is rooted in humble beginnings. His leap from studying dance at the Adaclam School in Cayenne (capital city of French Guiana) to carving out a place for himself in the award-winning Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is not a path frequently travelled. "For those from French Guiana...the possibilities for dance are few and far between," he says.

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Alvin Ailey - Desmond Richardson in Alvin Ailey's Revelations | Original Vintage Poster | Chisholm Larsson Gallery

Chisholm Larsson Gallery has over 60,000 Original Vintage Posters, spanning all genres.

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