You already know that taking on a new role requires lots of homework, from perfecting the steps to figuring out spacing. But while it’s easy to become wrapped up in technical demands, a little extra research can make all the difference in your performance—because each piece of choreography is inspired by something, whether it’s a […]
While Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancers were on tour in Saratoga a few weeks ago, company member Sean Aaron Carmon noticed his fellow dancers were hurting. Spurred by the recent violence plaguing our nation (and our world), Carmon and other Ailey dancers (like Jacqueline Green, Yannick Lebrun, Daniel Harder, Samantha Figgins and Jacquelin Harris) […]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Jacqueline Green is a classically elegant dancer who moves with a deep soulfulness—and her quick rise through the ranks has cemented her place in the spotlight. An Ailey/Fordham BFA Program graduate, and a former Ailey II dancer, she’s been an Ailey company member since 2011. In 2014, she received a […]
It’s time Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s annual Lincoln Center season, and we couldn’t be more excited. The company always delivers, thanks in large part to its roster of incredible dancers—including Jacquelin Harris, who is cast in Mauro Bigonzetti’s Deep, set to premiere on June 10. (If you live in the NYC area, enter our […]
It’s been a little over a year since Ailey II member Annellyse Munroe graced the February 2015 cover of DS with two of her fellow company members, Samantha Barriento and Shay Bland. It was immediately clear that the talent runs deep in Ailey II, and the year that lay ahead would bring a ton of incredible challenges and […]
In a company of formidable soloists, who also work together as a flawless group, Jacquelin Harris manages to pull focus. Even though she’s a younger and newer member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Harris blends in when she needs to, and stands out when it’s called for, like a seasoned pro. Alvin Ailey American […]
Whether you like it or not, it’s September, and that means it’s officially back-to-school season. There’s tons of new everything: classes, teachers, goals and (our favorite)—clothes! And everyone knows that a great fall wardrobe isn’t complete without the perfect pair of shoes (be them pointe, tap, jazz or street). Luckily, Vogue.com paired up with stunning Alvin Ailey […]
It’s the last hour of an exhausting, all-day Ailey II rehearsal. Troy Powell, the company’s artistic director, has just called for a five-minute break. But the dancers, busy fine-tuning Powell’s lyrical The External Knot, don’t even pause. Instead, their voices lower, and they continue working out the difficult choreography on their own. So much for […]