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Synopsis
A picture-book biography of the dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Readers will learn how as a young boy, Ailey became interested in dance when he saw Katherine Dunham perform, how he decided to study dance professionally amid the segregation of 1949, and how he finally achieved his dream when his signature work, "Revelations", debuted in New York City in 1960. Pastel-tinted scratchboard illustrations accompany the text., Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.
| Size | | Height: | 10.5 in | | Width: | 9.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 13.6 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "It seemed like the hottest day ever in Navasota, Texas, the small, dusty town where Alvin Ailey and his mother, Lula, lived. Blue-black flies buzzed their songs while the church bell rang."
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