Press Coverage

July 16, 2018

News 12 Bronx - AileyCamp Celebrates 30 Years Of Teaching Kids To Dance

THE BRONX - The prestigious Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's AileyCamp is celebrating its 30th anniversary. About 1,000 kids citywide are participating in the weekslong, free summer program to learn the art of different types of dance, including ballet, modern, jazz and West African. The kids will get to show off what they learned with a performance next month at the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture. This year marks 60 years since the dance company was founded. AileyCamp was the last foundation created by Ailey before his death in 1989. Organizers say the camp is made possible by funding through Children’s Aid.

July 10, 2018

ABC 10 News Miami - Miami Dance Camp Brings Out New Confidence In Students

Campers in Miami are learning a variety of artistic talents this summer that will help them learn about themselves. AileyCamp teaches students West African dance to modern dance, as well as poetry and life skills. Each year only 110 students are chosen, out of hundreds of Miami-Dade students ages 11 to 14 who apply.

July 10, 2018

SELF - Afro Flow Yoga Helped Me Connect To The Rhythm Of My Ancestors And View Fitness In A New Way

Now, I’m totally hooked on the flow. I consider myself a person that’s pretty invested in exercising—I pay for a gym membership and actually use it, and I’ve started to enjoy running outdoors now that I’ve found a few favorite sneakers and sports bras that make me feel secure. But like many people, I have a hard time getting active when it’s cold out. Between the months of December and March, I tend to go into workout hibernation. I’d just rather stay in my apartment and Netflix and chill (literally) than swing a kettlebell.

June 25, 2018

Daily Beast - I Became An Alvin Ailey Dancer. Well, Kind Of

Tamara Best has long loved Alvin Ailey's dance company- and so she leapt at the opportunity to learn on of its seminal pieces on a sunny evening at New York's Lincoln Center.

June 25, 2018

The Dance Enthusiast - Choreographer Jessica Lang On "EN," A World Premiere For The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Memories, spirituality, and love encircle Choreographer Jessica Lang's EN, a Japanese word meaning fate, karma, and destiny. In her interview with the Dance Enthusiast, Lang highlights EN as a. journey celebrating her husband, Kanji Segawa, and her intimate connection with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

June 25, 2018

CBS New York - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Heads to Lincoln Center

New York (CBSNewYork) - The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been entertaining audiences across the globe for decades, and this weekend the highly acclaimed company comes to Lincoln Center's David H. Koch theater. CBS2's Cindy Hsu was joined by the three newest Company members, Khalia Campell, Christopher R. Wilson and Courtney Celeste Spears for a special preview.

June 18, 2018

New York 1 News - Spotlight NY

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Samuel Lee Roberts and Michael Francis McBride sit down with New York 1's Stephanie Simon at The Ailey Studios to discuss their love story and the 2018 Lincoln Center engagement

June 11, 2018

Telemundo 47 - Dominicana Brilla En Prestigiosa Escuela De Baile

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Belén Pereyra-Alem breaks barriers to get to study at one of the most prestigious dance schools around the world.

May 29, 2018

Food & Wine - Step To It: Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Robert Battle Takes Coconuts & Collards by Von Diaz For A Whirl

"I pride myself on having all the gadgets," says Robert Battle, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. At his house in Connecticut, they sit like sentinels against the backsplash on the large open kitchen's counters. Outside on his deck, a state-of-the-art grill stands beside a spiffy electric pellet smoker.

May 18, 2018

WRDW - Local dancer makes it to the Big Apple from the Garden City

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- He was picked on for perfecting a pirouette rather than his crossover, but that didn't stop Christopher R. Wilson from chasing his dreams. Christopher's dreams has lead him from the Garden City to the Big Apple. "Dancing is a full time job. Just like how anyone goes to work 9-5. We dance," he says. This year, he will be joining the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Fulfilling a lifelong dream at age 22.