Angyil’s list of battle wins is so long, you’d be forgiven for assuming she’s been a hip hopper her whole life. But back when she was a tiny dancer, Angyil actually started out with ballet classes in Kansas City, Missouri. Read on to find out how she transformed into a three-time world champion freestyler and […]
Samantha Figgins is currently in her fifth season with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (and was a Dance Spirit cover girl back in 2013!). But what many people don’t know is that the gorgeous dancer suffers from single-sided deafness. As a baby, Figgins contracted spinal meningitis, which caused her to lose all hearing in […]
It’s about time! On Thursday, Fox Searchlight announced to The Hollywood Reporter that the studio has officially shaken hands with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on developing a movie version of Alvin Ailey’s extraordinary life. Yes, Hollywood is doing things right by partnering directly with artistic director emerita Judith Jamison (who originated the iconic Ailey […]
Distance, schmistance. There’s nothing quite like the highs and lows of a long-distance relationship—and “«PARIS/NEW YORK – Long Distance Love»,” a new short film from viral dance-video guru Redha Medjellekh, perfectly captures every bit of the angst and the amazingness. 2017 Dance Magazine Award winner Linda Celeste Sims and her husband Glenn Allen Sims (also […]
We may not all speak the same language, but we can all “speak” dance—an idea that’s celebrated in a totally joyful new short film, “Rue Montorgueil.” Featuring Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater members grooving alongside people of all different backgrounds and nationalities in one of Paris’ most famous streets, the vid is a beautiful illustration […]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Chalvar Monteiro has known he wanted to be an Ailey dancer since he was a young student. And the New Jersey native fought hard for that childhood dream: He auditioned for the company seven times before being offered a contract, making him living proof that persistence pays off. As he […]
The brilliant, critically acclaimed Moonlight is a piece of virtuosic filmmaking (hence its eight Oscar nominations)—and now it’s inspired a work of dance virtuosity. Moonlight x Ailey , a collaboration between Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater artistic director Robert Battle and composer Nicholas Britell, who created the score for the feature film, is two minutes […]
Late night goofball Conan O’Brien has brought his “Conan” hijinks to NYC this week, to the delight of all New Yawk peeps. Though he’s in town a tad too early to enjoy Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater‘s fall season (it kicks off November 30 at New York City Center), O’Brien decided to get his Ailey […]