The Ailey School

Tyrone C. Walker began his training in Washington, DC, at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the direction of Charles Augins. Tyrone has received dance training from The Washington School of Ballet, School of Nashville Ballet, and Giordano Dance Chicago under full scholarships. Tyrone is a former member of Nashville Ballet 2, Ailey II, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. He has performed works by many notable choreographers, including Paul Vasterling, Robert Philander, Alvin Ailey, Troy Powell, George Faison, Thang Dao, Sidra Bell, Ben Stevenson, Christopher L. Huggins, Robert Battle, and Judith Jamison. He has also performed with Nashville Ballet and alongside Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria. Tyrone strongly believes in giving back to the community. He has taught many master classes across the country in ballet, jazz, and the Horton Technique. He was on staff at the School of Nashville Ballet and taught for the summer programs of the Houston Academy of Dance, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Tyrone recently premiered his choreography, “Prototype,” in Ontario, Canada. He has also choreographed on the students of Houston Academy of Dance, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, The Ailey School, Dallas Black Dance Theatre II, and the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre. His theater credits include Father Panik Village: The Untold Story (Bridgeport, CT) and a production of The Wiz (Dallas, TX) with Dallas Theater Center. Tyrone is currently on faculty at Metropolitan Ballet Theatre as Ballet Master and Director of the Metropolitan Ballet Ensemble.