Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. She joined the kickline and broke the color barrier. In 1988, 19-year-old Jennifer Jones became the first black Rockette when she ...

One recent Wednesday night in Atlanta, dozens of people gathered in a studio space armed with water bottles, hand fans, towels and an expectation to be in sync. There were hugs among the regulars ...

When Deidre Sears stood center stage at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, watching her students take their bows to a roaring audience, it wasn't just a career milestone—it was a full-circle moment.

NEW YORK — Arthur Mitchell, a charismatic dancer with New York City Ballet in the 1950s and ‘60s and the founding director of the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem, died on Wednesday in Manhattan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quinton Dais, left, and Ny’Sean Isaac line dance at S Bar in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 30. (Lynsey Weatherspoon for NBC News) When ...

LISTEN: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is returning to Atlanta’s Fox Theatre from Feb. 11 through Feb. 15. GPB’s Kristi York Wooten spoke with dancers about new choreography and the lasting legacy ...

It's an 18-city tour. The esteemed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has launched a nationwide tour celebrating Black History Month. Forbes reports that the 18-city tour will honor the life and ...