Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey was a choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958. It was a hugely popular, multi-racial modern dance ensemble that popularized modern dance around the world thanks to extensive world tours. His most famous dance is Revelations, a celebratory study of religious spirit. Ailey received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1988.
Born on January 5, 1931, in Rogers, Texas, Ailey became one of the leading figures in 20th-century modern dance.
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