Alvin Ailey

They're all talented. They're all special,

They're all talented. They're all special,

Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.

Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.

I always want to have more dancers in my company.

I always want to have more dancers in my company.

I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What read more

I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is important is the quality of our work.

Its roots are in American Negro culture, which is part of the whole country's heritage, ... But the dance speaks read more

Its roots are in American Negro culture, which is part of the whole country's heritage, ... But the dance speaks to everyone. ... Otherwise it wouldn't work.