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As a dancer, you really try to stay true to whatever the choreographer/artistic director is giving you. So, now the shoe is on the other foot and I... →
At 10, I could walk down the street and see over everybody's head. I don't remember being little or having to look up at people. I think I... →
I believe God has a path for me. He's always had a path for me, and I've always been in the right place at the right time - not because of my... →
I could say now at 66, yeah, I was a fabulous dancer. I was really terrific, you know. But I was always present. I was present. I was supposed to be... →
I tell young people that people aren't just going to flock to you as your mentors. You have to seek them out. It could be your next-door... →
It's called the Ailey American Dance Theatre, not the Alvin Ailey African-American Dance Theatre. One thing also that Alvin wanted people to... →
My wonderful editor, Jackie Onassis, asked me to write a book that I wanted to write. I said, 'Look, it's not going to be scandalized.... →
One thing I cannot stand is when people say, 'Hi, how are you?' and they don't wait to hear how I am. They're just going through the... →
Since babyhood, I've always evolved from one thing to another. My mother gave me ballet lessons at 6 as part of her enthusiasm for the arts and... →
The way Alvin Ailey has transformed modern dance and dance in general is the fact of variety. It's a cornucopia of ways to move. There are... →
We're dancing from here, from inside, not from outside. You could look at anybody throwing their leg and kick their leg up and a million... →
You wake up white, and you think about certain things every day. You wake up black, and you think about certain things. You wake up Chinese, and you... →