:Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

In 1958, Alvin Ailey and a group of young Black modern dancers performed as Alvin Ailey and Company at the 92nd Street Y in New York.[https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/292/files/202410/202411131835/AAADT_NYCC_PressKit_2024.pdf Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2024-25 Press Kit.][https://ailey.org/history#1958 Ailey History]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.{{Cite web |date=2006-02-10 |title=Alvin Ailey Dance Company Comes to Dorothy Chandler |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/news/tn-gnp-xpm-2006-02-10-lacressentaonline_lap-dorothychandler0209-story.html |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Glendale News-Press |language=en-US}} Ailey was the company's director, choreographer, and principal dancer. The company started as an ensemble of seven dancers, including Nat Horne, Minnie Marshall, Ella Thompson Moore, and Dorene Richardson, "the only dancer who performed in Alvin Ailey’s two concerts (1958 and 1960) at the 92nd Street Y."City Parks Foundation (August 14, 2019). [https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/first-ailey-dancers/#:~:text=The%20First%20Ailey%20Dancers%3A%20Ella,Dorene%20Richardson%20%2D%20City%20Parks%20Foundation THE FIRST AILEY DANCERS: ELLA THOMPSON, NAT HORNE & DORENE RICHARDSON] In addition to Ailey, the original company worked with guest choreographers."Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre: Origins to 1979", International Encyclopedia of Dance, vol. 1. Oxford University Press, New York: 1979. 54–57. For the company's first performance, Ailey's Ariette Oubliee, Blues Suite, and Cinco Latinos were featured.

In 1960, the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, later to be renamed the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT), presented the premiere of Revelations at Kaufmann Concert Hall in New York.Burford, Mark (December 07, 2021). [https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-115-winter-2021/alvin-ailey-finds-his-voice Alvin Ailey Finds His Voice]. Oxford American, ISSUE 115, WINTER 2021. Rehearsals for Revelations were held in the basement of Clark Center for the Performing Arts, which would later serve as the official residence for the company.{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Jenice |date=April 23, 2008 |title=Jenice Armstrong: Alvin Ailey troupe's famed Judith Jamison reflects on its 'past, present and future' |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/talk/20080423_Jenice_Armstrong__Alvin_Ailey_troupe_s_famed_Judith_Jamison_reflects_on_its__past__present_and_future_.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=inquirer |language=en}}

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In 1962, Ailey recast his all-black dance company into a multi-racial group, and the modernized company completed its first international tour to Australia and southeast Asia.{{Cite web |title=Transforming Dance around the World |url=https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/transforming-dance-around-world |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=National Museum of African American History and Culture |language=en}} The tour of the Lavallade-Ailey American Dance Company, named for Ailey's partnership with Carmen de Lavallade, started in Sydney, Australia, and ended in Seoul, South Korea.

In 1964, the company of five women and five men toured as the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. The dancers included Loretta Abbot, Takako Asakawa, Hope Clarke, Joan Peters, and Lucinda Ransom, Alvin Ailey, Bill Luther, Hector Mercado, James Truitte, and Dudley Williams, performed in Paris and London.[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/27/archives/london-likes-american-dancers.html London Likes American Dancers]. New York Times. Dec. 27, 1964.

In 1965, Judith Jamison joined the companyKisselgoff, Anna (December 10, 1993). [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/10/arts/review-dance-with-motion-and-song-the-ailey-marks-35-years.html Review/Dance; With Motion and Song, the Ailey Marks 35 Years]. New York Times. and would later serve as the company's first artistic director after Alvin Ailey's death in 1989.

In 1969, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed at Broadway's Billy Rose Theater.Barnes, Clive (January 28, 1969). [https://www.nytimes.com/1969/01/28/archives/dance-ailey-and-troupe-in-triumph-start-run-on-broadway-after-a.html Dance: Ailey and Troupe in Triumph; Start Run on Broadway After a Decade Away]. New York Times.

In 1970, the Ailey company and school relocated to 229 East 59th Street in Manhattan, a renovated church building. In April of that year, a financial crisis caused Ailey to issue a statement that the dissolution of the company might take place.{{Cite news |last=Kisselgoff |first=Anna |date=1970-04-23 |title=City Ballet and Musicians Talk; Ailey May Disband His Troupe |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/04/23/archives/city-ballet-and-musicians-talk-ailey-may-disband-his-troupe.html |access-date=2023-05-10 |issn=0362-4331}} The crisis abated, however, and in 1971 AAADT made its first performance at the New York City Center.{{Cite news |date=1971-03-16 |title=CITY CENTER TO ADD AILEY DANCE SEASON |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/16/archives/city-center-to-add-ailey-dance-season.html |access-date=2023-05-10 |issn=0362-4331}}

In 1974, AAADT had their State Theater at Lincoln Center debut.McDonagh, Don (December 29, 1974).

[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/29/archives/alvin-aileya-remarkable-year.html Alvin Ailey—A Remarkable Year]. New York Times. The program featured Ailey's “Feast of Ashes,” Talley Beatty's “The Road of the Phoebe Snow,” John Butler's “Portrait of Billie” revival, the premiere of John Jones's “Nocturne,” and Joyce Trisler's “Journey.”

In 1977, the company performed at President Jimmy Carter’s inauguration gala.

In 1988, AAADT hosted its 30th-anniversary season gala at the City Center.Kisselgoff, Anna (December 4, 1988). [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/04/arts/dance-view-ailey-dancing-the-dream.html DANCE VIEW; Ailey: Dancing the Dream]. New York Times. The company and school are located at 45th Street and Broadway, and move the following year into a 36,000 square-foot space at 211 West 61st Street in Manhattan.

In 1989, Alvin Ailey died from AIDS-related complications. Kourlas, Gia (November 27, 2018). "A Dance Homage to Alvin Ailey as His Company Turns 60". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 29, 2019.CBC Radio (August 13, 2021). [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-friday-edition-1.6140230/he-was-black-gay-and-bipolar-and-he-forever-changed-the-face-of-modern-dance-1.6140237 He was Black, gay and bipolar — and he forever changed the face of modern dance. New documentary explores the complex life and legacy of American dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey]. Judith Jamison, who rejoined AAADT in 1989, replaced Ailey as the artistic director of AAADT.[https://pressroom.alvinailey.org/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/directors/judith-jamison Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation. The company was struggling with mounting debts,Kaufman, Sarah (January 24, 2004. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2004/01/25/the-ailey-healthy-wealthy-and-prized/69ffa617-f7b1-4283-a61f-e4412cdbf4f9/ The Ailey: Healthy, Wealthy and Prized]. The Washington Post. and the number of company dancers was reduced.

In 2000, AAADT launched the silent phase of a five year, sixty-six million dollar capital campaign for a new building that would double its size and an endowment for financial stability.Gardner, Margaret Battistelli (April 1, 2005). [https://www.nonprofitpro.com/article/the-alvin-ailey-american-dance-theaters-capital-campaign-well-choreographed-project-breathed-new-life-into-organizations-fundraising-plan-32442/all/ Fluid Fundraising: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's capital campaign was a well-choreographed project that breathed new life into the organization's fundraising plan.] NonProfitPRO.

In 2002, AAADT broke ground on its new building site on West 55th Street.

In 2004, the United States Postal Service issued a first class postage stamp honoring Alvin Ailey as part of the American Choreographers stamp series,[https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/the-black-experience-film-and-theatre/alvin-ailey Alvin Ailey Master of Choreography]. Smithsonian National Postal Museum. and the Oprah Winfrey Foundation pledged one million dollars to endow a student scholarship at the Ailey School.Segal, Lewis (May 26, 2004). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-26-et-quick26-story.html Oprah’s no wallflower at this dance]. Los Angeles Times.Alexandra (May 20, 2004). [https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/16900-oprah-gives-1-million-to-ailey-school/ Oprah gives $1 million to Ailey School]. Ballet Alert!

In 2005, the Ailey organization, including the main company, Ailey II, and the Ailey School, moved into its new West 55th Street home, the Joan Weill Center for Dance, the former WNET-TV studios where AAADT first appeared on television in the early 1960s.{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Charlie |date=May 14, 2010 |title=As artist director prepares to pass the torch, Alvin Ailey dance theater comes to Jacksonville |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2010/05/14/artist-director-prepares-pass-torch-alvin-ailey-dance-theater/15945998007/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}

In 2008, Glorya Kaufman donated six million dollars to AAADT's educational programs, including support for AileyCamp programs, the Ailey School, and Ailey's BFA program with Fordham University.Cole, Patrick (May 21, 2008). [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/87/files/20125/KaufmanDonation_Bloomberg.pdf Dancing Philanthropist Gives $6 Million to Alvin Ailey Troupe]. Bloomberg. The fifth floor lobby in the Weill Center for Dance is named in Kaufman's honor.

Also in 2008, the United States Congress passed a resolution officially designating the company a "vital American Cultural Ambassador to the World."{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/72|title=S.Res.72 - 112th Congress (2011–2012): A resolution recognizing the artistic and cultural contributions of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the 50th Anniversary of the first performance of Alvin Ailey's masterwork, 'Revelations'.|last=Gillibrand|first=Kirsten E.|date=February 17, 2011|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=July 29, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-resolution/490|title=S.Res.490 - 110th Congress (2007–2008): A resolution recognizing the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for 50 years of service to the performing arts.|last=Clinton|first=Hillary Rodham|date=September 23, 2008|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=July 29, 2019}}

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In 2011, the United States Senate passed a resolution recognizing the artistic and cultural contributions of AAADT and the 50th Anniversary of the first performance of the Ailey classic Revelations. That same year, Robert Battle, artistic director (2011-2023), established a New Directions Choreography Lab to nurture emerging artists.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Felicia R. |date=2011-05-12 |title=Ailey Awards New Choreography Fellowships |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/arts/dance/alvin-ailey-awards-choreography-fellowships.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |issn=0362-4331}}

In 2014, AAADT kicks off a fifty million dollar capital campaign, "Campaign for Ailey's Future," to support artistic, educational, and building expansion projects, and to honor outgoing board chair Joan Weill. Sandy Weill, Joan Weill's husband, provided a lead gift of sixteen million dollars to the campaign.

In 2021, AAADT received a twenty million dollar gift from MacKenzie Scott to support its "Dancing Forward" initiatives.Press release (June 22, 2021).[https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/292/files/20215/Scott+gift+news_Final+2.pdf $20 MILLION GIFT FROM MACKENZIE SCOTT TO ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER TO FUND THE COMPANY’S TRANSFORMATIVE “DANCING FORWARD” INITIATIVES]. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.Daniels, Karu F. (June 23, 2021). [https://www.nydailynews.com/2021/06/23/how-alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater-plans-to-use-20-million-gift-from-philanthropist-mackenzie-scott/ How Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater plans to use $20 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott]. NY Daily News.

In 2024, the Whitney Museum unveiled "Edges of Ailey," the first major museum exhibition to survey the artistry of Alvin Ailey and AAADT.[https://whitney.org/exhibitions/edges-of-ailey Edges of Ailey. Through February 9, 2025.] Whitney Museum of American Art. In November 2024, AAADT announced that Alicia Graf Mack, a former Alvin Ailey company member and the dean and director of the dance division at Juilliard, will take over as AAADT artistic director on July 1, 2025.

The Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation is the largest modern and contemporary dance organization in the United States and consists of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, The Ailey School, Ailey Camp, Ailey Extension, and Ailey Arts In Education and Community Programs.Fitch Ratings (May 9, 2023). [https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-affirms-alvin-ailey-dance-foundation-ny-at-aa-outlook-stable-09-05-2023 Fitch Affirms Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, NY at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable].

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a prominent dance company and global arts institution, has performed for audiences around the world. The following is a sample of significant AAADT performances, residencies, and tours:

• 1962: Southeast Asia and Australia tour, as part of President John F. Kennedy’s international program for cultural presentations[https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/transforming-dance-around-world Our American Story: Transforming Dance around the World]. National Museum of African American History and Culture.[https://ailey.org/blog/5-historic-ailey-tours 5 Historic Ailey Tours]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.DeFrantz, Thomas F., 'Early Company', Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture (2006; online edn, Oxford Academic, 3 Oct. 2011), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195301717.003.0003, accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
• 1963: International Arts Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 1964: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris; and Shaftesbury Theatre, London
• 1966: World Festival of Negro Arts, Dakar, Senegal
• 1967: 10-country tour of Africa, including Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, and Kenya, for the U.S. State Department
• 1968: Edinburgh Festival, earning awards for "best choreographer" and "best company"

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• 1968: President Lyndon B. Johnson, White House
• 1970: International Dance Festival, Paris
• 1970: Soviet Union (USSR)
• 1977: President Jimmy Carter, White House
• 1978: Prince of Morocco, New Year’s Day
• 1985: China
• 1989: Grand Palais Theatre, Paris, in celebration of the Bicentennial of the French Revolution
• 1990: Fifth Annual Formosa Arts Festival, Taiwan
• 1994: Inaugural gala for President Bill Clinton
• 1997: South Africa
• 2003: White House State Dinner honoring President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya
• 2004: China and Singapore
• 2015: Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa
• 2022: 1st Annual BAAND Together Dance Festival, Lincoln Center, the first shared performance of AAADT, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet.
• 2023: National Governors Association Winter Meeting at the invitation of First Lady Jill Biden, White House[https://pressroom.alvinailey.org/file/artistic-director-robert-battle-and-aaadt-members-at-the-white-house-for-a-special-performance-during-2023-ngawm-at-the-invitation-of-first-lady-jill-biden?action= Artistic Director Robert Battle and AAADT members at the White House for a special performance during the 2023 National Governors Association Winter Meeting at the invitation of First Lady Jill Biden]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.

Alvin Ailey created seventy-nine dances for the company that bears his name. He maintained that the company was not solely a repository for his choreography, and sought the contributions from other choreographers. Today, AAADT has a repertory of nearly three hundred works by more than one hundred choreographers,[https://ailey.org/repertory Ailey Repertory]. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. including:

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• Kyle Abraham
• Karole Armitage
• Aszure Barton
• Talley Beatty
• Maurice Béjart
• Mauro Bigonzetti
• Hope Boykin
• Camille A. Brown
• Ronald K. Brown
• Jacqulyn Buglisi
• John ButlerKisselgoff, Anna (December 9, 1994). [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/09/arts/dance-review-ailey-troupe-opens-in-trademark-fashion.html DANCE REVIEW; Ailey Troupe Opens In Trademark Fashion.] New York Times.
• Donald Byrd
• Hope Clarke
• Merce Cunningham
• Asadata Dafora
• Rovan Deon
• Gary Deloatch
• Kervin Douthit-Boyd
• Ulysses Dove
• Katherine Dunham
• Garth Fagan
• George Faison
• Louis Falco
• Francesca Harper
• Rennie Harris
• Lucas Hoving
• Abdur-Rahim Jackson
• Bill T. Jones
• Alonzo King
• Pauline Koner
• Jiri Kylian
• Rael Lamb
• José Limón
• Lar Lubovitch
• Brian McDonald
• Wayne McGregor
• Dianne McIntyre
• Donald McKayle
• Elisa Monte
• Robert Moses
• Jennifer Muller
• Ohad Naharin
• David Parsons
• Rudy Perez
• Eleo Pomare
• Dwight Rhoden
• Kelvin Rotardier
• Paul Sanasardo
• Gustavo Ramirez Sansano
• Hofesh Shechter
• Michael Smuin
• Lynn Taylor-Corbett
• Paul Taylor
• Twyla Tharp
• Hans van Manen
• Christopher Wheeldon
• Billy Wilson
• Kris World
• Jawole Willa Jo ZollarCal Performances (March 13, 2018). [https://calperformances.org/learn/press-room/press-releases/pdfs/2017-18/Repertory-AAADT-performed-Cal-Performances-1968-present-FINAL.pdf Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Chronological Repertory of Works Performed at Cal Performances].

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The company keeps Alvin Ailey's works, including Revelations (1960), Night Creature (1974) and Cry (1971), in continuous performance. Memoria was one of Alvin Ailey's balletic pieces, with long lines and a clear technical style different from his usual jazz character style of swirling patters, strong, driving arm movements, huge jumps, and thrusting steps. This dance was later adopted into the repertory of the Royal Danish Ballet. Cry is a three-part, 17-minute solo created for Judith Jamison. It was meant to pay homage to "all Black women everywhere, especially our mothers" and can be seen as a journey from degradation to pride, defiance, and survival.{{Cite web |last=Gates |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-03-14 |title=A Teen Dancer Reflects on Seeing Alvin Ailey's Iconic 'Revelations' for the First Time |url=https://voxatl.org/a-teen-dancer-reflects-on-seeing-alvin-aileys-iconic-revelations-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=VOX ATL |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Night Creature - April 14 -28, 2021 - The Montrealer |url=https://themontrealeronline.com/2021/04/night-creature-april-14-28-2021/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=themontrealeronline.com}}{{Cite news |last=Gladstone |first=Valerie |date=2000-11-26 |title=DANCE; The Long Shadow Of Ailey's Great 'Cry' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/26/arts/dance-the-long-shadow-of-ailey-s-great-cry.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |date=2009-09-15 |title=Alvin Ailey dancers bring "Memoria" to Copenhagen |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/dance-tivoli-idUKLF52231420090915 |access-date=2023-05-09}}

In 1974, Ailey created the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble (later renamed Ailey II). In 1980, the second company and the Ailey School relocated to four new studios in a building on Broadway.

The Ailey School was established in 1969, the same year the company moved to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Alvin Ailey to Return to BAM for First Time in More Than a Decade With Two Programs |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Alvin-Ailey-to-Return-to-BAM-for-First-Time-in-More-Than-a-Decade-With-Two-Programs-20230411 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} The Ailey School is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD).[https://nasd.arts-accredit.org/directory-lists/accredited-institutions/search/?id=I0001 ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS SEARCH: THE AILEY SCHOOL]. National Association of Schools of Dance The school is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an institution of higher education[https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/129349 The Ailey School]. Database of Accredited

Postsecondary Institutions and Programs, US Department of Education. and is eligible to participate in Title IV programs.

In 1998, the Ailey School and Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC), Fordham University launched a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree program.{{cite web|url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/21404/partnerships_and_affiliations/3155/the_ailey_school|title=Partnerships and Affiliations {{!}} The Ailey School|publisher=Fordham University|access-date=May 3, 2022}}

The program is recognized as one of the preeminent BFA dance programs in the country.Kaufman, Adam (July 24, 2024). [https://now.fordham.edu/fordham-magazine/the-ailey-fordham-bfa-in-dance-turns-25/ The Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance Turns 25]. Fordham Magazine.

In 1989, Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey is founded and develops into the national AileyCamp program. By 2016, AileyCamp expanded to ten cities: Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Berkeley/ Oakland, CA; Chicago, IL; Kansas City, KS; Kansas City, MO; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Newark, NJ; and Seattle/Tacoma, WA.

In 2023, AileyCamp Atlanta launches a partnership as part of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ Year of the Youth initiative.

The Ailey Extension was created in 2005. Ailey Extension offers instruction in more than 25 different dance and fitness techniques, including Ballet, Hip-Hop, Horton, House, Jazz, Masala Bhangra, Samba, West African, and Zumba.[https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/292/files/20243/Physical+Fitness+Month+2024+at+Ailey+Extension.pdf AILEY EXTENSION IS SHAKING UP PHYSICAL FITNESS MONTH WITH UPBEAT WORLD DANCE WORKSHOPS, A LIVELY FREE TIMES SQUARE DANCE SERIES, AND MORE WAYS TO KEEP MOVING THROUGHOUT MAY]. Ailey Extension.

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Since 2005, the Ailey organization has been headquartered at the Joan Weill Center for Dance, which was originally designed as a 77,000 square-foot building.Quinn, Emily (November 3, 2004).[https://playbill.com/article/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater-will-open-new-building-with-celebration-in-march-2005 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Will Open New Building With Celebration in March 2005]. Playbill. The Weill Center features state-of-the-art dance studios, a performance space with a seating capacity of 275 people, classrooms, a costume shop, physical therapy facilities, faculty and student lounges, and administrative offices.[https://ailey.org/joan-weill-center-dance The Joan Weill Center for Dance]. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

In the late 1990s, following their Russia, France and Cuba tours and South Africa residency, AAADT's leadership determined that it needed a larger space for rehearsals, school performances, production materials, and offices. The board of trustees established a campaign steering committee to identify potential major donors. Joan Weill, who served fourteen years as chairwoman of the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation,Pogrebin, Robin (November 13, 2014). [https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/a-40-million-thank-you-for-joan-weills-service-to-ailey-foundation/ A $40 Million Thank You for Joan Weill’s Service to Ailey Foundation]. New York Times. and her husband, Sandy Weill, co-chaired the building capital campaign,[https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/alvin-ailey-dance-foundation-launches-campaign-with-40-million Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Launches Campaign With $40 Million. November 18, 2014]. Philanthropy News Digest. and donated a total of eighteen million dollars to the effort.

In 2017, AAADT unveiled The Elaine Wynn and Family Education Wing, a 10,000-square-foot expansion to the Weill Center. Elaine Wynn is a major donor to AAADT.Bray, Sarah (October 2017).[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a13098434/elaine-wynn-alvin-ailey-donation/ Billionaire Businesswoman Elaine Wynn Makes a Major Donation to Alvin Ailey. A $25 million wing in her name just opened at the company's New York City headquarters.] Town and Country.

The Wynn Wing adds three floors to Weill Center and features four additional dance studios, two new flexible classrooms, and administrative offices.Andriotis, Mary Elizabeth. [https://dujour.com/cities/new-york/alvin-ailey-dance-foundation-celebrates-new-elaine-wynn-family-education-wing/ Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Celebrates Expansion: The $25 million project resulted in the new Elaine Wynn & Family Education Wing at the Joan Weill Center for Dance]. DuJour.

• Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), founder and artistic director, 1965-1989.
• Robert Battle, artistic director, 2011-2023.Kourlas, Gia (June 13, 2013), [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/arts/dance/alvin-ailey-dancers-return-to-lincoln-center.html "Dance Review: From Sex to Salvation, Not Without Introspection"], The New York Times.
• Judith Jamison (1943-2024), principal dancer, 1965-1989; artistic director emerita, 1989-2011.{{Cite web |title=Judith Jamison: Dancer and Choreographer |url=https://www.si.edu/spotlight/judith-jamison |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Smithsonian Institution |language=en}}
• Matthew Rushing, principal dancer, 1992-2010; rehearsal director, 2010-2020; associate artistic director, 2020-2023; Interim Artistic Director, 2023-2024.[https://ailey.org/our-people Our People. Alvin Ailey.] Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Foundation.
• Alicia Graf Mack, principal dancer, 2005-2008, and 2011-2014; artistic director, 2025- Eyewitness News (November 22, 2024). [https://abc7ny.com/post/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater-taps-alicia-graf-mack-new-artistic-director-after-death-emerita-judith-jamison/15572955/#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%20(WABC)%20%2D%2D%20The,in%20its%2066%2Dyear%20history. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater taps Alicia Graf Mack as new Artistic Director]. WABC.[https://ailey.org/blog/announcing-our-new-artistic-director ANNOUNCING OUR NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.] Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.

• Masazumi Chaya, dancer, 1972-1987, rehearsal director, 1988-1990, and associate artistic director, 1991-2019.{{Cite web |last=Reiter |first=Susan |date=December 17, 2019 |title=Alvin Ailey Honors Masazumi Chaya, Its Long-Standing Associate Artistic Director |url=https://playbill.com/article/alvin-ailey-honors-masazumi-chaya-its-long-standing-associate-artistic-director |website=Playbill}} [https://ailey.org/people/masazumi-chaya FORMER ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: MASAZUMI CHAYA]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.
• Ronni Favors, Rehearsal Director

• Francesca Harper, artistic director, Ailey II, 2021-.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/arts/dance/ailey-ii-artistic-director-francesca-harper.html | title=Ailey II Names a New Artistic Director | newspaper=The New York Times | date=September 2021 | last1=Kourlas | first1=Gia }}
• Troy Powell, artistic director, Ailey II, 2012-2020, who was fired after allegations of sexual misconduct involving students and other young dancers surfaced online.{{cite web | url=https://observer.com/2020/07/troy-powell-ailey-ii-fired-sexual-misconduct-tiktok/ | title=Troy Powell, Artistic Director of Ailey II, Has Been Fired for Sexual Misconduct | website=The New York Observer | date=20 July 2020 |last=Porter |first=Juan Michael II}}Fantz, Ashley, and Casey Tolan and Alessandra Freitas (July 20, 2020). [https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/20/us/alvin-ailey-dance-school-troy-powell-invs/index.html Alvin Ailey dance theater official fired after sexual misconduct allegations]. CNN
• Sylvia Waters, dancer, 1968-1974, and artistic director emerita, Ailey II, 1975-.{{Cite news |last=Kourlas |first=Gia |date=2012-04-17 |title=The Guide and Spirit of Ailey II Steps Down |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/arts/dance/sylvia-waters-steps-down-at-ailey-ii.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |issn=0362-4331}}

• Ana Marie Forsythe, faculty and Horton department chair, 2024 Awardee of Distinction, Dance Teacher
• Tracy Inman, co-director, Ailey School, 2010-.{{Cite web |title=THE AILEY SCHOOL NAMES TRACY INMAN AND MELANIE PERSON AS CO-DIRECTORS |url=https://www.dance.nyc/news/2010/08/THE-AILEY-SCHOOL-NAMES-TRACY-INMAN-AND-MELANIE-PERSON-AS-CO-DIRECTORS |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www.dance.nyc |language=en}}
• Denise Jefferson (1944-2010), director, Ailey School, 1984-2010.Fox, Margalit (July 20, 2010). [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/arts/dance/20jefferson.html "Denise Jefferson, 65, Director of the Ailey School, Is Dead"], The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
• Pearl Lang, co-director, Ailey School, 1969-?
• Melanie Person, co-director, Ailey School, 2010-.

The following is a partial list of trustees who have played a major role in AAADT's history.

• Simin N. Allison (-2024) and Herbert M. Allison (1943-2013), former members, board of trustees
• Katherine G. Farley, former member, board of trustees
• Bruce S. Gordon, former member and vice chair, board of trustees, 1999-?Sulcas, Roslyn (June 2008). [https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/292/files/201810/TownandCountry_50th_Juneissue+copy.pdf 50 & Fabulous]. Town and Country.
• Barbara Jonas (1933-2018),[https://jonasphilanthropies.org/founders-2/ In Memoriam: Barbara Jonas, MSW, FAAN(h), FAANP(h) (1933-2018), Founder and Advisor to Jonas Philanthropies]. Jonas Philanthropies.[https://www.n-e-f.org/about-us/in-memoriam/barbara-lynn-jonas.html Barbara Lynn Jonas]. Nurses Educational Fund. former member, board of trustees, whose husband Donald Jonas[https://jonasphilanthropies.org/founders-2/ Donald Jonas, FAAN(h), FAANP(h) Founder and Advisor to Jonas Philanthropies]. Jonas Philanthropies. made a donation in her honor to endow all performances of Revelations.[https://ailey.org/repertory/revelations Revelations. "Funders: All performances of Revelations are permanently endowed by a generous gift from Donald L. Jonas in celebration of the birthday of his wife, Barbara, and her deep commitment to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater."]
• Anthony S. Kendall, president, board of trustees, 2024[https://pressroom.alvinailey.org/file/ailey-board-of-trustees-chairwoman-daria-l?action= Ailey Board of Trustees Chairwoman Daria L. Wallach and President Anthony S. Kendall. Photo by Pete Monsanto.]
• Philip Laskawy, chairman(1994-?); chairman, executive committee (-2006-);chair emerita, board of trustees[https://ailey.org/our-people Our People]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.
• Debra L. Lee, president, board of trustees, 2014-2018[https://www.vogue.com/article/janelle-monae-queen-latifah-modern-american-songbook Janelle Monáe, Queen Latifah, and More at the Alvin Ailey Opening Night Gala. November 30, 2017]. Vogue.
• Harold Levine (1922-2017), chair, board of trustees, 1989-1993Branch, Alfred (Feb 10, 2017). [https://patch.com/connecticut/westport/renowned-retired-advertising-executive-harold-levine-westport-dies-95 Renowned Retired Advertising Executive Harold Levine, of Westport, Dies at 95]. Patch -- Westport, CT.Kisselgoff, Anna (December 12, 1992). [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/12/arts/review-dance-an-ailey-tribute-to-dizzy-gillespie.html Review/Dance; An Ailey Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie]. New York Times.
• Henry McGee, president (-2006-)
• Stanley Plesent (1926-2022), chair, board of trustees, 1973-1989[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/23/arts/ailey-foundation-chief.html Ailey Foundation Chief]. New York Times. March 23, 1989.
• Daria L. Wallach, chair, board of trustees, 2014-
• Joan Weill, chair, board of trustees, 2000-2014

• Ivy Clarke (1916-1994), general manager / executive director, 1968-1975.Obituary (March 14, 1994). [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/14/obituaries/ivy-clarke-dance-executive-78.html Ive Clarke, Dance Executive, 1978]. New York Times.
• Barbara B. Hauptman (1946-2024), executive director, 1994-1995. Obituaries (September 9,2024).[https://ryerecord.com/barbara-hauptman-longtime-arts-maven-with-storied-career-dead-at-78/ Barbara Hauptman, Longtime Arts Maven, Dead at 78]. The Rye Record.[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/19/arts/change-at-ailey-foundation.html Change at Ailey Foundation]. New York Times. January 19, 1994.
• Michael Kaiser, executive director, 1990-1993.{{Cite web |url=http://artsmanager.org/lessons/alvin_ailey.cfm |title=Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Foundation|first=Michael M.|last=Kaiser|date=2005|website=Artsmanager |access-date=December 30, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006040413/http://www.artsmanager.org/lessons/alvin_ailey.cfm |archive-date=October 6, 2006 |url-status=dead }}.Kaiser, Michael (February 1, 2002), [http://www.danceusa.org/meetings/kaiser2002.html "Winter Council 2002 Keynote Address"], DanceUSA. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210201206/http://www.danceusa.org/meetings/kaiser2002.html |date=December 10, 2006 }}.Auster, Bruce B. (March 2, 2003), [https://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/030310/10kaiser.htm "Turnaround Artist"], U.S.News. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007141324/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/030310/10kaiser.htm |date=October 7, 2012 }}.
• Sharon Gersten Luckman, who joined the company in 1992; executive director, 1995-2013.Press release (October 17, 2012).[https://s3.amazonaws.com/cms.ipressroom.com/87/files/20125/BennettRinkNamedNewExecutiveDirector_10.17.12.pdf ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION NAMES BENNETT RINK AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Will Take the Helm of the Ailey Organization As Sharon Gersten Luckman Steps Down After 18 Years of Leadership In The Beginning of 2013]. Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterDance / NYC (January 25, 2012). [https://www.dance.nyc/news/2012/01/Sharon-Gersten-Luckman-Executive-Director-of-Alvin-Ailey-Dance-Foundation-to-Step-Down-in-2013 Sharon Gersten Luckman, Executive Director of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, to Step Down in 2013].
• Bennett Rink, who joined the company in 1994; executive director, 2013-.

[https://ailey.org/people/bennett-rink Executive Director: Bennett Rink]. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Foundation.

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• Leonardo Brito[https://ailey.org/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater Alvin Ailey Company Dancers]. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Foundation.
• Patrick Coker
• Shawn Cusseaux
• Sarah Daley-Perdomo[https://encorespotlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/STG%20spring%202018%20encore%20arts%20seattle.pdf Seattle Theatre Group]. encore Stages Spring 2018.
• Caroline T. Dartey
• Isaiah Day
• Coral Dolphin
• Solomon Dumas
• Samantha Figgins
• James Gilmer
• Vernard J. Gilmore
• Ashley Kaylynn Green
• Jacquelin Harris
• Michael Jackson, Jr.
• Yannick Lebrun
• Xavier Mack
• Renaldo Maurice
• Corrin Rachelle Mitchell
• Chalvar Monteiro
• Jesse Obremski
• Kali Marie Oliver
• Alisha Rena Peek
• Jessica Amber Pinkett
• Miranda Quinn
• Hannah Alissa Richardson
• Deidre Rogan
• Constance Stamatiou
• Christopher Taylor
• De'Anthony Vaughan
• Dandara Veiga
• Isabel Wallace-Green
• Christopher R. Wilson

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• Kamani Abu, apprentice[https://www.ailey.org/ailey-ii Ailey II Dancers]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.
• Carley Brooks
• Meredith Brown
• Jennifer M. Gerken
• Alfred L. Jordan II
• Xavier Logan
• Kiri Moore
• Corinth Moulterie
• Naia Neal, apprentice
• Xhosa Scott
• Adanna Smalls, apprentice
• Kaleb K. Smith, apprentice
• Kayla Mei-Wan Thomas
• Darion Turner
• Eric Vidaña
• Jordyn White

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A partial list of former Alvin Ailey dancers with their years in the company.

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• Loretta Abbot
• Alvin Ailey
• Sarita Allen
• Guillermo A. Asca (1994-2014)BRAVO Season Guide (Spring 2006). [http://motlibrary.slis.wayne.edu/images/programs/A_PRO_20052006_003.pdf Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater]. Detroit Opera House. 17-22. “Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre.”[https://ailey.org/people/guillermo-asca Guillermo A. Asca]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.
• Marilyn BanksAiley, Alvin, Ulysses Dove, Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Danmarks radio, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, RM Arts (Firm), and Kultur International Films. 1990. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Directed by Thomas Grimm. West Long Branch, NJ: Kultur.
• Don Bellamy
• April Berry
• Olivia Bowman-Jackson (2001-2011)[https://ailey.org/people/olivia-bowman-jackson Olivia Bowman-Jackson]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.
• Jeroboam Bozeman
• Hope Boykin (2000-2020)[https://ailey.org/people/hope-boykin Hope Boykin].Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.
• Clifton Brown
• Olivia Brown[https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/exhibition-items.html#skip_menu Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: 50 Years Cultural Ambassador to the World Online Exhibition]. Library of Congress.
• Sean Aaron Carmon
• Debora Chase
• Masazumi Chaya
• Hope Clarke
• Courtney Brene Corbin
• Carmen De Lavallade[https://ailey.org/history#1962 Ailey History 1962: De Lavallade-Ailey American Dance Company].
• Gary DeloatchDunning, Jennifer (April 6, 1993). [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/06/obituaries/gary-deloatch-leading-dancer-with-ailey-troupe-is-dead-at-40.html Gary DeLoatch, Leading Dancer With Ailey Troupe, Is Dead at 40]. New York Times.
• Joan Derby[http://astudioincoventgarden.blogspot.com/2013/05/alvin-aileys-revelations.html Alvin Ailey's Revelations. 1960 performance credits.] a studio in covent garden. May 18, 2013.
• Merle Derby
• Rosalyn Deshauteurs (2000-2006-?)
• Samuel DeshauteursMarshall, Alexandra (April 6, 2009. [https://alexandramarshall.com/the-democracy-of-dance.html. The Democracy of Dance]. Boston Globe.
• Ghrai DeVore
• Khilea Douglass
• Antonio Douthit
• Kervin Douthit-Boyd (2004-2015)[https://ailey.org/people/kirven-douthit-boyd Kervin Douthit-Boyd]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.
• Ulysses Dove
• Patrick Dupond, guest artist
• Linda-Denise Evans
• Jay Fletcher
• Ralph Glenmore
• Alicia Graf Mack
• Jacqueline Green
• Daniel Harder
• Collin Heyward
• Gene Hobgood
• Nathaniel "Nat" Horne{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90ec66f0-c575-0130-73f4-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Alvin Ailey and Nathaniel Horne compete for the affections of Minnie Marshall in this dance from Alvin Ailey's Blues Suite, (1958)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 17, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}
• Herman Howell
• Zach Law Ingram (2004-2006-?)
• Kristen Irby
• Abdur-Rahim Jackson (2001-2006-?)
• Chris Jackson (2004-2006-?)
• Megan Jakel
• Judith Jamison
• Wesley Johnson
• Gwynenn Taylor Jones (2004-2006-?)
• Michael Joy
• Mari Kajiwara
• Willy Laury (2004-2011)[https://www.stepsnyc.com/faculty/willy-laury/ Willy Laury]. Steps on Broadway.
• Bill Luther
• Roxanne Lyst (2004-2006-?)
• Amos J. Machanic, Jr. (1996-2011)[https://ailey.org/people/amos-machanic Amos Machanic]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.
• Alicia Graf Mack
• Deborah Manning
• Minnie Marshall
• Clover Mathis
• Ashley Mayeux
• Michael Francis McBride
• Keith McDaniel
• Rachael McLaren
• Leonard Meek
• Hector Mercado
• Ella Thompson Moore
• Christa Mueller
• Akua Noni Parker
• Danica Paulos
• Kenneth "Kenny" Pearl{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2e3663b0-8545-0131-f425-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Kenny Pearl and unidentified Alvin Ailey dancer performing in studio, (1972)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 17, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}
• Belén Pereyra-Alem
• Harold Perrineau[https://famenetwork.com/pastbuzz/haroldperrineau.php Harold Perrineau Jr.] Fame Network
• Joan Peters
• Karine Plantadit
• Troy Powell
• Lucinda Ransom
• Nancy Redi
• Briana Reed (1998-2006-?)
• Dwight Rhoden
• Takako Asakawa Richards[https://whoswhoofprofessionalwomen.com/takako-asakawa-richards/ TAKAKO ASAKAWA RICHARDS. August 1, 2018]. Who's Who of Professional Women.[https://www.si.edu/object/archives/components/sova-nmaahc-a2013-245-ref193 Revelations: Takako Asakawa, Hope Clarke, Lucinda Ransom, Joan Peters, Loretta Abbot (seated), 1964]. Jack Mitchell Photography of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection. National Museum of African American History and Culture.
• Desmond Richardson (1987-1994)
• Dorene Richardson
• Jamar Roberts (2002-2006-?)
• Samuel Lee Roberts
• Renee Robinson (1981-2012)[https://ailey.org/people/renee-robinson Renee Robinson]. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.
• Elizabeth Roxas
• Matthew Rushing(1992-2010)
• Uri Sands
• Wendy White Sasser
• Ramon Segarra{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2d7531d0-38ef-013b-f8b9-0242ac110003 | title= (still image) Ramon Segarra in the Alvin Ailey dance production Archipelago, (1971)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 17, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}
• Kanji Segawa
• Maxine Sherman
• Glenn Allen Sims (1997-2006-?)
• Linda Celeste Sims (1996-2006-?)
• Dwana Adiaha Smallwood (1995-2007)[https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwanasmallwood Dwana A. Smallwood]Henry, Travis (April 13, 2016). [https://blackyouthproject.com/oprah-helps-alvin-ailey-dancer-with-dream-of-a-lifetime/ Oprah Helps Alvin Ailey Dancer with Dream of a Lifetime]. Black Youth Project.
• Stephen Smith
• Courtney Celeste Spears
• Estelle Spurlock
• Sarah Stackhouse
• Jermaine Terry
• Fana Tesfagiorgis
• Asha Thomas
• Michael Thomas
• Nasha Thomas
• Clive Thompson
• Mel Tomlinson
• Joyce Trisler
• James Truitte (1960-1968){{cite news|work = New York Times| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/24/obituaries/james-truitte-72-a-dancer-teacher-and-historian-dies.html| title=James Truitte, 72, a dancer, teacher and historian, dies| first= Jennifer| last= Dunning| date= August 24, 1995}}{{cite web | title=James Truitte | website=MOBBallet.org| date=1 November 2019 | url=https://mobballet.org/index.php/2019/11/01/james-truitte/ | access-date=3 September 2022}}
• Andre Tyson
• Desire Vlad
• Jacqueline Walcott (1958-1959)Sulcas, Roslyn (November 28, 2008). [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/arts/dance/30sulc.html Remembering Alvin Ailey]. New York Times.
• Sylvia Waters
• Myrna White-RussellScott, Kenneth (June 15, 2014). [http://mypieceofthe31415927.blogspot.com/2014/06/in-loving-memory-of-my-mother-myrna.html In Loving Memory of my Mother, Myrna White-Russell (August 17, 1937 - May 27, 2014)]
• Dereque Whiturs
• Dudley Williams
• Tina Monica Williams (2000-2006-?)
• Dion Wilson (2001-2006-?)
• Richard Witter
• Donna Wood (1972-1985)[https://www.thirteen.org/freetodance/biographies/wood.html. Donna Wood, dancer (b. November 21, 1954).] WNET (PBS).
• Sara Yarborough
• Tina Yuan

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• 1982: United Nations Peace Medal
• 2001: National Medal of Arts, Judith Jamison and Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, the first dance organization to receive the honor.[http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html#01 Lifetime Honors - National Medal of Arts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721054307/http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html |date=July 21, 2011 }}
• 2015: National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, AileyCamp Miami, recognized by First Lady Michelle Obama
• 2023: Outstanding Company and Best Modern Choreography (Kyle Abraham, Are You in Your Feelings?), 2023 National Dance Awards, UK Critics’ Circle
• 2024: AileyDance for Active Aging received a resolution from the Newark Municipal Council for its contributions to the senior community in Newark, New Jersey.

• Culture of New York City
• Masazumi Chaya
• Carmen De Lavallade
• Judith Jamison
• Revelations

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