NBC News - Choreographer Blazing Her Own Trail On Broadway
NBC 4 speaks with Broadway choreographer, Camille A. Brown. While choreographing for Hell’s Kitchen and Gypsy on Broadway, Brown continues to shine with her AILEY family.
NBC 4 speaks with Broadway choreographer, Camille A. Brown. While choreographing for Hell’s Kitchen and Gypsy on Broadway, Brown continues to shine with her AILEY family.
CHICAGO – Considered one of the most acclaimed dance companies in the world, many Chicagoans are already looking forward to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s performances in March. Before the dancers take the stage, some of the pros are in the city teaching their moves to those hoping to follow in their footsteps. Whether teaching or performing, dance comes naturally for instructor Glenn Allen Sims, who danced with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for 23 years.
It was a summer to talk about for Nylah Taylor, a 15-year-old dance prodigy from Southfield, who secured a coveted scholarship to attend the Ailey Experience NYC workshop. This prestigious program, hosted in early August by the Ailey Extension in New York City, is a dream come true for the talented teen who has been dancing since she was 3.
In this video tutorial, Marcea Daiter, who teaches Dunham technique at Ailey Extension, teaches a series of Pilates-inspired exercises to help students develop strength when being introduced to new weight shifts or dance styles.
Linda Celeste Sims knows a thing or two about the Alvin Ailey classic Revelations. The Bronx native is a former Ailey American Dance Theater principal dancer and one of the longest tenured dancers to ever perform with the company.
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Ailey Extension’s TweetBoogie is teaching young dancers from around the world how to train like professionals. She talks about it on New York Living.
Dancer and model Jose Lapaz-Rodriguez joins New York Living to talk about the art of voguing and demonstrates these moves in the studio.
Ailey Extension instructor Quenia Ribeiro joins New York Living to talk about what samba is, the last performance for the “Dance in Times Square” series and gives an in-studio samba workout lesson.
NEW YORK (PIX11) -Maguette Camara, a choreographer and teacher from the Ailey Extension, joins New York Living to discuss the legacy of West African dance and to give a demonstration live in the studio.
Mathew Johnson Harris from Ailey Extension visits New York Living to teach classic Broadway dance moves for Wellness Wednesday.