

Since he was a young boy in Navasota, Texas, Alvin Ailey loved to stomp his feed and clap his hands to the music of the True Vine Baptist choir.

Full color.īook Synopsis An informative and inspiring biography of Alvin Ailey, the great African-American dancer and choreographer, created by The New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea David Pinkney and Brian Pinkey. and his founding of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958."-"Publishers Weekly," starred review. intertwining Ailey's alleged thoughts and conversations with facts about his childhood, his introduction to the world of dance.

About the Book "This markedly talented husband-and-wife team offers a warm profile of dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey.
