Alvin Ailey

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  • Created on: 19-05-14 12:23
A procession of people going down to the lake inspired what section of revelations?
wade in the water
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which technique is still taught at the Alvin Ailey school?
horton's technique
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in new york who did Ailey study ballet with?
karel shook
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who fused African and Caribbean dance styles with ballet and jazz?
Katherne dunham
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the title of 'revelations' comes from this?
bible
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what does Ailey use as a starting point for his dances?
music
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had did Ailey show his commitment to racial integration?
hiring Asian and white dancers
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what left a deep impression on Ailey?
his childhood
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what was Ailey sympathetic towards?
social justice
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what styles were more associated with African american dancers?
jazz or folk
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what is Ailey's emotional intensity, dramatic emphasis and electric style more collectively known as?
blood memories
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what state was he born in?
texas
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what did Ailey believe the African American experience was in relation to the US artistic heritage?
equal
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who effected racial equality in 1960's?
Martin Luther king
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what choreographer did Ailey work with on broadway?
Jack cole
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what religion did Ailey grow up in?
baptist
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what was revelations supposed to be commenting on?
social conditions
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which technique is still taught at the Alvin Ailey school?

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who fused African and Caribbean dance styles with ballet and jazz?

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the title of 'revelations' comes from this?

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