Alvin Ailey
American dancer
Alvin Ailey Jr. was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He created AAADT and its affiliated Alvin Ailey American Dance Center as havens for nurturing Black artists and... Wikipedia
Born: January 5, 1931, Rogers, TX
Died: December 1, 1989 (age 58 years), Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
Education: Los Angeles City College (1950–1951), University of California, Los Angeles (1948–1949), and San Francisco State University
Parents: Lula Elizabeth Ailey and Alvin Ailey Sr.