Stage Name |
Birth Name |
| Alvin Ailey |
Alvin Ailey |
African-American choreographer who
would win many awards for his Choreography as well as being a
dancer. Moved to Los Angeles in the early 1940s and studied dance
with Catherine Dunham and Lester Hortonand later with Martha Graham.
Alvin Ailey was a very talented choreographer
but suffered from depression at times, finally succumbing to AIDS
on December 1, 1989. He is most famous for his dance troupe, the
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theaterfounded in 1958 and teaching
dance to inner city kids.
Burial: Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier (Los Angeles County)
CA, USA. |
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