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Alvin Ailey

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Profession
Choreographer
Died
Dec 1, 1989
Zodiac
Capricorn
Born in
TX
About
Influential African American dancer and choreographer. He brought modern dance to a wider audience, founded New York's Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and created a famous dance piece called "Revelations."
Family
He was once romantically linked to political activist David McReynolds. Tragically, Ailey contracted HIV in the 1980s and died in his late fifties.

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