I Always Want To Have More Dancers

Defrantz's Study...is Not The First Book About The Protean Ailey, Who Was Born In Hardscrabble Texas In 1931 And Died In 1989 After Creating Close To 80 Works. But It Is Perhaps The Most Comprehensive, Combining Biography, Criticism, The Analysis Of Dance Criticism, And A Sort Of Corporate History, Siting The Now Firmly Established Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater In The International Cultural Landscape.

If You Live In The Elite World Of Dance, You Find Yourself In A World Rife With Racism. Let's Face It.

But The Dance Speaks To Everyone. Otherwise It Wouldn't Work.

Making Dances Is An Act Of Progress; It Is An Act Of Growth, An Act Of Music, An Act Of Teaching, An Act Of Celebration, An Act Of Joy.

My Dancers Must Be Able To Do Anything, And I Don't Care If They Are Black Or White Or Purple Or Green. I Want To Help Show My People How Beautiful They Are. I Want To Hold Up The Mirror To My Audience That Says This Is The Way People Can Be, This Is How Open People Can Be.