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To Mr. Ailey and the Ascent, with Love

February 5, 2019

A love letter to the diverse landscape offered by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Fordham/Ailey Alum Says “Hello, Dolly!”

February 28, 2018

By CAT REYNOLDS Contributing Writer The joyful, iconic number “Put On Your Sunday Clothes” ignites a ta...

Bailar Para Juntar

September 14, 2017

By CARSON THORNTON GONZALEZ Features Editor We all strive to find that which incorporates what we love with a way ...

BFA Students Join Alvin Ailey in Production of “Memoria”

November 15, 2016

By SHAINA OPPENHEIMER Staff Writer For many dancers, taking the New York City stage is a milestone, ...

Ailey Students Perform Pieces by Prominent Choreographers

April 18, 2015

By MICHAELENE KARLEN Staff Writer Published: March 15, 2015 Dancers from each year in the Ailey/Fordham ...

Ailey Host Fordham BFA Benefit Performance

March 4, 2013

By KARA JAGDEO Staff Writer Published: March 2, 2013 An exclusive benefit concert will once again be ho...

The Ailey/Fordham BFA Senior Choreography Concert: A Backstage Glance

June 16, 2011

Filed under Arts & Culture

By Fana Tesfagiorgis Staff Writer Published: November 13, 2008 Every October, The Ailey School holds a concert showcasing the choreography of its eldest and longest nurtured dancers, the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) seniors. The BFA Senior Choreography Concert took place at the Ailey Citigroup Theatre on Oct. 30, and the...

Senior Dancers Shine at Weill Center

June 1, 2011

Filed under Arts & Culture

By Jennifer Pelly Staff Writer Published: Febrary 14, 2008 On Jan. 30 and 31, seniors of the Ailey/Fordham Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance program performed in the annual Senior Solo Concert at Ailey’s Joan Weill Center for Dance. The intimate theatre and bare stage served as a palette for a series of strikingly innovat...

Artist Profile: India Bolds

May 31, 2011

Filed under Arts & Culture

FCLC Dance Student Branches Out From Ailey By Jennie Nau Editor In Chief Published: January 31, 2008 India Bolds was running late for her dance callback. Very late. When she arrived at the building on Great Jones St., Bolds, FCLC ’08, raced through the lobby and into the elevator. She yanked off her scarf, pulled ...

Ailey Seniors Contemplate Post-Grad Plans

May 31, 2011

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FCLC Dancers Prepare to Leave the Nest After Four Short Years By Jennie Nau Editor in Chief Published: April 17, 2008 It’s coming. And no, it’s not the Loch Ness monster, but to many, it’s just as scary. Graduation is less than a month away, and the seniors of the Ailey/Fordham BFA program have to decide wh...

Ailey Promotes Healthy Body Image

May 30, 2011

Filed under News

Students and Faculty Cite Ethnic Diversity as Reason By Casey Feldman Staff Writer Published: December 13, 2007 FCLC—Molly*, FCLC ’10, said that at one point she was so involved in her New Jersey youth ballet company that she was dancing five days a week. She was also skipping breakfast, drinking a Diet ...