The Ailey School

Elijah Lancaster (Bentonville, AR) was born in Port Au Prince, Haiti. He began his formal dance training at age seven at Aspire Dance in Arkansas. He later studied at The Ailey School where he graduated from the Certificate Program. Mr. Lancaster performed with the Francesca Harper Project, XY Dance Project, Pony Box Dance, and the Black Iris Project. He has also performed in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s New York City Center season, and worked with choreographers including Travis Wall, Amy Hall Garner, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Andrea Miller, and Robert Battle. This is his second season with Ailey II.