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 […]
Our Ailey II cover girls, Shay Bland, Samantha Barriento, and Annellyse Munro, have proved their natural stage presence can easily carry over to the camera. Watch them navigate a photo shoot in our behind the scenes footage.
(Photo by Andrew Eccles, courtesy Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Rachael McLaren moves with a ballet dancer’s refined footwork, a musical theater vet’s theatricality and a modern dancer’s unmistakable groundedness. After training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, McLaren performed in the Toronto cast of Mamma Mia! for two years […]