Arts In Education

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Miami New Times - AileyCamp Gives At-Risk Youth a Stage and a Microphone

Nietzsche declared, "One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star." It's doubtful that the existential philosopher anticipated chaos giving birth to Dancing With the Stars, where B-listers tango for more fame. It's more likely that he would have been down with the kind of dancing stars at this weekend's Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation's AileyCamp performance.

Point of View - Ailey Dancer Comes Home to Give Back

“Now is your time to shine. Here we go, 5, 6…. 5, 6, 7, 8!” and with that Yusha-Marie Sorzano sends her AileyCamp Miami student dancers flying. They are preparing for the AileyCamp final performance in three weeks, and Yusha has them dancing fast and fierce – just as she has done on stages across the globe.

Dreams Within Reach

On her first day at AileyCamp last year, a 13-year-old named Mary Quintana kept her eyes down and her mouth shut.

Staten Island Advance - Go Carlos!

Something extraordinary is happening at IS 61. For the third consecutive summer, the New Brighton school is hosting AileyCamp Staten Island, a six-week program that offers 80 underprivileged children, ages 11 to 14, disciplined dance instruction in ballet, modern dance, jazz and tap as well as other perks like meals and field trips -- all free of charge.

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