Alumni

Alumni of The Ailey School

The Ailey School is proud of its history of developing accomplished, well-rounded women and men who contribute to society as artists, educators, and performers.

Alumni of our B.F.A., Scholarship, Certificate, and Independent Study programs have pursued successful performing arts careers in a wide range of leading dance companies and Broadway productions.  86% of the current Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are graduates of the Ailey School. Many alumnae have become choreographers, producers, artistic directors, arts administrators, costume designers, and dance teachers.  Others have chosen to study at prestigious conservatories, colleges and universities, pursuing both dance and non-dance degrees. 

 

Alumni Network

Our alumni speak often with appreciation about The Ailey School’s diverse curriculum that prepared them to be proficient in several dance techniques and styles, as well as honed their choreographic skills and powers of analysis. They credit the School's nurturing environment with developing personal qualities like discipline, responsibility, respect and professionalism. They thank our staff and faculty for fostering expressiveness, flexibility and a willingness to take risks.

The following is a list of recent Alumni positions. Other companies in which alumnae have performed include: Battleworks Dance Company; Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company; Elisa Monte Dance; Hubbard Street Dance; Jennifer Muller/The Works; Mark Morris Dance Company; Philadanco; and Urban Bush Women. Alumnae who have started their own companies include; Bradley Shelver Contemporary Dance Theater; Bodystories/Teresa Fellion Dance; Sidra Bell Dance; Genesis Dance Company; New Chamber Ballet; Preston Miller Project; and Yaa Samar! Dance Theater.

We love to hear from all our alumni across the globe.  Email us or join the alumni network to receive news and information.
 

Recent Alumni Positions 2009 - 2011

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Ghrai DeVore
Daniel Harder
Demetia Hopkins
Megan Jakel
Micheal McBride
Aisha Mitchell
Jermaine Terry
Sean Carmon
Sarah Daley
Renaldo Gardner
Jaqueline Green
Kelly Robotham
Kanji Segawa
 

Ailey II
Shay Bland – Apprentice
Jeroboam Bozeman
Aubree Brown - Apprentice
Tyler Brown
Paige Fraser
David Freeland
Gentry George
Jenna Graves
Jacqueline Harris - Apprentice
Aqura Lacey
Daphne Lee
Olivier Medus
Anne O’Donnell
Edward Spots
Thomas Varvaro

Alonzo King/LINES Ballet
Courtney Henry

Battery Dance
Clement Mensah

Ballet Hispanico
Major Nesby

Ballett Mainz (Germany)
Dominique Rosales

Ballett am Rhein (Germany)
Marquet Lee

The Big Muddy
Elissa Eggers

Bradley Shelver Contemporary Dance Theater
Nile Jamaal Baker

Carnival Liberty Cruise Lines
Marco Ruggiero

Cirque du Soleil
Jordan McHenry
Amy McClendon

Complexions
Shuaib Dee Elhassan
Casey McIntyre

Connecticut Ballet
Miho Sawayanagi

Dakshini Dance Company
Natalia Mesa

Dallas Black Dance Theater
Candice Hamblett-Holdford
Rachel McSween
Sean Smith
Tyrone Walker

Donlon Dance Company
Ethan Kirschbaum

Elisa Monte Dance
Riccardo Battaglia
Mindy Lai

Evidence, A Dance Company / Ron K. Brown
Maresa D'Armore Morrison
Solomon Dumas

Fabian Prioville Company (Canada)
Moo Kim

Faune Dance Troupe
Rie Hatanaka

Fist and Heel Performance Group
Clement Mensah

The Francesca Harper Project
Eriko Iisaku

The Forsythe Company (Germany)
Josh Johnson

Garth Fagan Dance
Sade Bully

Holland American Line Cruise Ship
Sarah Molczan

Indie-Ballet Collaborative
Ariel Asch – Artistic Director, Choreographer

Jessica Lange Dance
Clifton Brown
Julie Fiorenza

Kinetic Architecture
Koryn Wicks

Liberty Cruise Line
Marco Ruggiero

The Limon Dance Company
Elise Drew

Jose Navas/Compagnie FLAK (Canada)
Douglas Scott Baum

The Lion King (U.S. tour)
Christopher Jackson
Kevin Petite

The Lion King (Las Vegas)
Zach Law Ingram
Tyrelle Rolle

The Lion King (New York)
James Pierce - swing dancer
Natalie Turner - swing dancer

Metropolitan Opera
Nile Jamaal Baker
Nicole Von Arx

Minnesota Dance Theater
Helen Hatch

Morphoses
Christopher Bordenave
Willy Laury
Yusha-Marie Sorzano

“Newsies!”
Ephraim Sykes

Opus Dance
Haley Fridenstine

Parsons Dance Company
Chris Bloom - Apprentice

Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre
Josiah Guitan

Random Dance (Great Britain)
Michael John Harper

Simon Will Productions
Jacinthe Burton

Steps Ensemble
Clara Belenus

TAKE DANCE
Kyle Hotchkiss
Nana Tsuda Misko

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Alumni Visits

At our beautiful new home, The Joan Weill Center for Dance, our alumni can:

take a class
take a workshop
take a tour

or just chat!