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AILEY

The Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 W 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
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Opening at New York City Center Dec 3

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Legacy In Motion

From the company's first concert in 1958 to the organization’s vast impact around the globe, AILEY enriches the field of dance and shares the African American cultural experience through performances, training, classes, and community programs.
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AILEY’s official school offers training of the highest caliber in a nurturing environment for students ages 3–25.
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Through our school and community outreach programs, we inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to discover their own creativity and experience the joy of dance.
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Ailey Extension offers drop-in open dance classes taught by world-renowned instructors for people of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels.
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Nov 11 7:30PM
  • The Ailey School
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New York, NY

BFA Fall Concert
  • The Ailey School
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Nov 12 7:30PM
  • The Ailey School
Dancers wearing green and black with arms extended

New York, NY

BFA Fall Concert
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Nov 13 4:30PM
  • The Ailey School
Dancers wearing green and black with arms extended

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BFA Fall Concert
  • The Ailey School
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Nov 13 7:30PM
  • The Ailey School
Dancers wearing green and black with arms extended

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BFA Fall Concert
  • The Ailey School
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Nov 21 7:00PM
  • Ailey Extension
Dancers performing on stage in contemporary dance costumes

New York, NY

Voices & Visions Showcase
  • Ailey Extension
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Nov 22 3:00PM
  • Ailey Extension
Dancers performing on stage in contemporary dance costumes

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Voices & Visions Showcase
  • Ailey Extension
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Nov 22 7:00PM
  • Ailey Extension
Dancers performing on stage in contemporary dance costumes

New York, NY

Voices & Visions Showcase
  • Ailey Extension
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Dec 2 6:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Opening Night Gala
  • Premiere Night
Choreographer Jamar Roberts wearing a silver sequin cheetah print suit, dancing

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Opening Night Gala
  • Premiere Night
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Dec 3 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in a deep plie with arms outstretched

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Dec 4 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Premiere Night
  • All New Works
6 Ailey dancers in bright costumes, 3 jumping with the other 3 supporting them

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Premiere Night
  • All New Works
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Dec 5 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Family Matinee
  • Post Performance Q&A
Ailey Dancers in Revelations, the women sitting in chairs and the men jumping with the hands on their hips

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Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Family Matinee
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Dec 5 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 'I Been 'Buked' from Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations'

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
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Dec 6 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dancers in line wearing yellow with their hands on their hips

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Dec 6 7:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Dec 8 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Three dancers in white. One is holding a white parasol.

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Dec 9 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • All Ailey
  • Premiere Night
Dancers in bright colors in a cluster.

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Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • All Ailey
  • Premiere Night
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Dec 10 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Premiere Night
Jacquelin Harris in Ronald K. Brown’s ‘Grace’ wearing red.

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Premiere Night
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Dec 11 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Premiere Night
Group of dancers wearing red and white with their arms extended

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Premiere Night
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Dec 12 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Family Matinee
  • Post Performance Q&A
A dancer in a white long sleeve dress throwing her arms back while holding the dress

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Family Matinee
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Dec 12 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Male dancer on knees in spotlight

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Dec 13 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Book Signing
Solomon Dumas in 'Grace' wearing red. He is facing to the side with his right arm up, and left arm extended forward.

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Book Signing
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Dec 13 7:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • All Ailey
A group of dancers are huddled on stage forming a circle with their arms raised towards two men holding up one woman in a cross-like position. The woman is in red and the men are in white button downs and black pants.

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Ailey at New York City Center
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Dec 15 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Male dancer on knees in spotlight

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Dec 16 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dancers wearing black in low lighting

New York, NY

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Dec 17 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • All New Works
6 Ailey dancers in bright costumes, 3 jumping with the other 3 supporting them

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Ailey at New York City Center
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Dec 18 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
A group of dancers lifting 1 dancer upward

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Ailey at New York City Center
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Dec 19 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Family Matinee
  • Post Performance Q&A
Dancers in line wearing yellow with their hands on their hips

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Family Matinee
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Dec 19 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
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Dec 20 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Book Signing
Dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 'I Been 'Buked' from Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations'

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Book Signing
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Dec 20 7:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Male dancer wearing black pants lunging to his knees

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Dec 22 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • All New Works
Man in white and woman in black, both in arabesque

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Ailey at New York City Center
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  • All New Works
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Dec 23 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Dancers in low lighting with arms outstretched

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Ailey at New York City Center
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Dec 23 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Ailey at New York City Center
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Dec 24 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
A group of dancers lifting 1 dancer upward

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Dec 26 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Family Matinee
  • Post Performance Q&A
Group of dancers posed in a triangle

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Ailey at New York City Center
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  • Family Matinee
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Dec 26 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • All New Works
A woman in black pants and a black tank top stands in an arabesque.

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Ailey at New York City Center
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  • All New Works
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Dec 27 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Dec 27 7:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Dec 29 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • All Ailey
Man in white and woman in black, both in arabesque

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
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Dec 30 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
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Dec 30 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • All New Works
Man in white and woman in black, both in arabesque

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
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  • All New Works
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Dec 31 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 'I Been 'Buked' from Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations'

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Jan 2 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Family Matinee
  • Post Performance Q&A
Solomon Dumas in 'Grace' wearing red. He is facing to the side with his right arm up, and left arm extended forward.

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Family Matinee
  • Post Performance Q&A
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Jan 2 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dancers wearing black in low lighting

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
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Jan 3 2:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Book Signing
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Yannick Lebrun in deep lunge with arms exteded

New York, NY

Ailey at New York City Center
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Jan 3 7:00PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in a deep plie with arms outstretched

New York, NY

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Jan 20 7:30PM
  • The Ailey School
Two dancers looking at each other in a deep lunge with their arms extended

New York, NY

January Explosion
  • The Ailey School
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Jan 21 7:30PM
  • The Ailey School
A group of dancers encircled around one, all leaning backward toward the audience

New York, NY

January Explosion
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Jan 26 7:30PM
  • Ailey II
Ailey II dancers against a dark background.

Wenatchee, WA

Ailey at Numerica Performing Arts Center
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Jan 29 7:30PM
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Washington, DC

Ailey at the Warner Theatre
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Community
 A group of dancers, including students and instructors in Alvin Ailey t-shirts, stand on stage with their arms raised high. They are performing a synchronized movement, all looking upward, showcasing unity and focus. The backdrop is a black curtain, emphasizing their poses.

Dance for Students Pre-K through 12 in the NY Metropolitan Area

  • AileyDance Kids
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An Innovative Summer Program for Ages 11–14

  • AileyCamp
AileyDance for Active Aging program at Hamilton Older Adult Center, NYC

Programs for Adults in Community Centers and Residential Facilities

  • AileyDance For Active Aging
 A male instructor in a black t-shirt and track pants stands on a stage with hands on hips, facing a large group of participants stretching in a gymnasium. The participants are wearing various colors, predominantly blue. The gym walls are decorated with banners and signs.

Residencies for School-Age Youth in Your City

  • National Outreach
Two dancers perform in a studio, each striking a dramatic pose with arms extended. The dancer on the left wears a black t-shirt and long black skirt, while the dancer on the right wears a purple t-shirt and black pants. The wall behind them features posters and a display board with various images and text.

Dance Education Through Online Learning

  • Video Lessons
Classes
Horton with Amos Machanic at Ailey Extension

Horton

Ballet at Ailey Extension Photo by Whitney Browne

Ballet

Hip Hop at Ailey Extension

Hip Hop

Contemporary at Ailey Extension

Contemporary

West African with Maguette Camara at Ailey Extension Photo by Whitney Browne

West African Dance

Zumba at Ailey Extension

Zumba®