Ailey Extension

Have you watched the Ailey & Ellington Family Program yet? This program includes an interview with famed modern dancer and Extension instructor Sarita Allen about her journey with Ailey, segments of Extension students learning 'Night Creature' from Ms. Allen via Zoom, highlights of Extension manager and student, Renee, in-studio with dancer Jacqueline Green, and a tribute performance of 'Night Creature' by Extension students in the streets of New York City. Watch it through S...at, Dec 12 at 7pm ET: AlvinAiley.org/VirtualSeason NOTE: Some content in Ailey's virtual season was filmed before the pandemic. For all recent video shoots and rehearsals, dancers and crew followed strict COVID-19 prevention measures to protect themselves and those around them.

On Election Day, we invite you to find peace in this Ailey performance which includes the joyful ‘Revelations.' We are in this together. And if you haven’t alre...ady, please vote. AlvinAiley.org/AileyAllAccess Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey's Revelations. Photo by Paul Kolnik

Thank you PopSugar for the feature on Extension instructor Pilin Anice in "11 Calming Yoga Poses That Yoga Teachers Recommend For Soothing Stress Relief." Read more on Pilin's suggestion for stress relief in tree pose along with other yoga instructors:

We are so excited to announce our newest class offering: Extension On-Demand! This week, join La Mora for Afro-Cuban. Each class video is available for a limited time for $14 eachvisit www.aileyextension.com/ondemand/afrocuban to watch her class now.

We wanna dance with somebody (from a safe distance of course ) #NationalDanceDay

Ailey invites you to join in the 2020 Virtual March on Washington commemorating the historic 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered... his I Have a Dream speech. Thousands will physically and virtually march to recommit to the dream pursuing equity, justice, and equal opportunity for all. Tomorrow, August 27 at 8pm EDT don’t miss Ailey company member Vernard J. Gilmore performing an excerpt of Hope Boykin’s ballet r-Evolution, Dream. featuring text recorded by Leslie Odom, Jr. Learn more at www.2020march.com Video created in collaboration with RED IS DANCING

Re-center yourself this week and start your morning off right with Pilin Anice’s Vinyasa Yoga Class is held every Tuesday from 9:00-10:00am. Sign up online or through our app!

We are thrilled to announce that Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance's Hearts of Men is returning this month for a virtual session! Enroll today: www.aileyextension.com/online/hearts-of-men

Jessica Castro is returning to Ailey Extension for a special Virtual Beginner Heels Workshop: www.aileyextension.com/online/heels-jessica Join us this Wednesday, July 29 from 5:00-6:30pm EDT and learn how to feel more confident, powerful and sassy in your heelsall are welcome!

Attention all dance teachers: now is your chance to take a full week of online classes and workshops! Learn to train a more versatile modern dancer from Horton technique master teacher and scholar, Ana-Marie Forsythe, at our Horton Teacher Workshop. Session I (Intro/Beg.) is July 13-17 and Session II (Int./Adv.) is July 20-24.... You can sign up now at: www.aileyextension.com/online/horton-teacher

Today in celebration of #Juneteenth, a day recognized annually on June 19 to commemorate the full abolishment of slavery, we at Ailey Extension are pleased to re-share Hope Boykin's ‘Revelations’ Workshop with Extension students. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was born out of the Civil Rights Movement when visionary founder Alvin Ailey saw the need to celebrate the lives and stories of African-Americans and understood the power of dance as a weapon for social change. Alv...in Ailey’s ‘Revelations’ fervently explores the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul. Ailey said that one of America’s richest treasures was the African-American cultural heritagesometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always hopeful. This enduring classic is a tribute to that tradition, born out of the choreographer’s blood memories of his childhood in rural Texas and the Baptist Church. We hope you enjoy learning pieces of this iconic choreography in your own home and invite you to share your own interpretations with us by tagging us @AileyExtension on social media.

In the spirit and intention of Alvin Ailey himself, join us on Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's website, Facebook, or YouTube tomorrow, June 11 at 7:30pm EDT for an evening showcasing the beauty and transcendent power of dance to not only entertain, but to unite, empower, honor, uplift, and educate. Featuring special guests Angela Bassett, Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Issa Rae, Tim Shriver, Bryan Stevenson, and Lorraine Toussaint.

Kids & Teens are back! Join Hip-Hop 4 Kids favorite, Keith Alexander, for four special June classes streamed live to your kids ages 7-12. Sign up now: www.aileyextension.com/online/kids

A Message from Robert Battle Not all the works are political, but they certainly reflect my feelings about what goes on in this country. I mean I can’t get over that, I’m a black man living in this.- Alvin Ailey As a black man living in this and as the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater I come to you and say, our destiny is calling one without hate, oppression, and violence and it is our turn to answer. ... Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was born out of the Civil Rights Movement, a struggle that called for black people to be seen as human and asked those who believed in equal rights for all to use what they had to push the cause forward, peacefully. Mr. Ailey chose dance as his weapon of protest, creating a legacy of artistic activism. And it is a weapon we have continued to use over the last 62 years. Our arsenal has grown with the addition of Ailey II, The Ailey School, Ailey Extension and Ailey Arts in Education and Community programs. We mobilize and galvanize every time we step into a school or perform anywhere in the United States or around the world. We have radically changed the environments in which we operate, and yet we are clear there is more to do. Mr. Ailey once said, one of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people. Yet we see that it is these young people who are leading the force for change. We stand with those who are on the front lines and those who put themselves at risk combatting hate and injustice. In unison with our community, we rise to fight racism and demand equal justice. For our entire Ailey family, we are here to provide you the space, the hope, the example, the balm, the strength, and the revelations you need through this struggle as we move forward together in answering the call. Ailey’s Khalia Campbell in an excerpt of Darrell Grand Moultrie’s 'Ounce of Faith.' Video by Logical Chaos

When our hearts break, WE Dance. Featuring Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Text written and performed by Hope Boykin Music: "The Sky Is No Limit" by At the End, Nothing... Video by Danica Paulos See more

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