An informative and inspiring biography of Alvin Ailey, the great
African-American dancer and choreographer, created by TheNew York
Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea David Pinkney and Brian
Pinkey.
Since he was a young boy in Navasota, Texas, Alvin Ailey loved to stomp
his feed and clap his hands to the music of the True Vine Baptist choir.
Later, he learned how to dance. He spent some time with the best
teachers of the era and eventually started his own modern dance company,
the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
This is the story of Alvin Ailey's life--a life that left its imprint as
much on the history of the American people as on the history of modern
dance.
Don't miss the other Great Black Performers biographies:
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra