The renowned Alvin Ailey American ... loved music and was embarrassed to wear tights. An older cousin raised him, and he only met his birth mother twice. He did dance exercises at night, using ...

"You didn't have to encourage him to do anything; he did them ... but he had to wear these iron braces." But young Robert Battle was instantly inspired, when he saw the Alvin Ailey American ...

but I did with my sense of determination,” Battle said. He had originally wanted to become a preacher, but after watching a performance by the Alvin Ailey company at the age of 12, his interest ...

For 17 years, the North Carolina native has been giving us the ‘theatrical experience’ that has made the Alvin Ailey American Dance ... style and celebrity news. How did you step into what ...

They’re in church, but they’re home, too … We’re in Alvin Ailey territory, and the work, of course, is ‘Revelations,’ dance images as distinct and memorable as any in our fading ...

but I did with my sense of determination,” Battle said. He had originally wanted to become a preacher, but after watching a performance by the Alvin Ailey company at the age of 12, his interest ...