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Everything in dancing is style, allusion, the essence of many thoughts and feelings. The abstraction of many moments.
Alvin Ailey
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Alvin Ailey
Age: 58 †
Born: 1931
Born: January 5
Died: 1989
Died: December 1
Ballet Dancer
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Alvin Ailey Jr.
Alvin Ailey Jr
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