Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was born out of the Civil Rights Movement when visionary founder Alvin Ailey saw the need to celebrate the lives and stories of African Americans and understood the power of dance as a weapon for social change. Ailey said that one of America’s richest treasures was the African American cultural heritage—“sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always hopeful.”
In celebration of Juneteenth, a day recognized annually on June 19 to commemorate the full abolishment of slavery, we at Ailey Extension are pleased to present a FREE West African dance class with Vado Diomande.
With live drumming, this class will dive into West African culture while teaching the fundamentals of traditional West African dance and rhythms.
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