TheGrio - The Grio's 100: Robert Battle, Choreographer leaping to Lead Alvin Ailey's Dancers
In 2011, Robert Battle will assume his role as the third director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a powerhouse studio with a 52-year history. A relative outsider to the Alvin Ailey institution, Battle spent the last decade cultivating a vibrant and exhilarating style of choreography at his own company, Battleworks.