Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, founded in 1958, is a diverse, mixed-choreography company based in New York. This list should feature books about the company, its history, and its members.

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1	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater by Jack Mitchell (Photographer) 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Dancing Spirit by Judith Jamison 4.14 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Revelations by Alvin Ailey 3.83 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Ailey Ascending: A Portrait in Motion by Alvin Alley America Dance Theater (Photographs) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Alvin Ailey Dance Moves! A New Way to Exercise by Lise Friedman (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Ailey Spirit: The Journey of an American Dance Company by Robert Tracy 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture by Thomas F. DeFrantz 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Alvin Ailey: A Life in Dance by Jennifer Dunning 4.02 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Attitude! by Katharine Davis Fishman 3.22 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

9 books · 3 voters · list created February 18th, 2014 by Liralen (votes) .

Tags: african-american, african-american-history, biography, dance, history, memoir

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message 1: by Liralen (new)

Jul 01, 2020 03:30AM

Removed the following books because they are not about Alvin Ailey:
Runaways, Vol. 1 (Rainbow Rowell)
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (John Green)
The Tea Dragon Society (Katie O'Neill)
Heartstopper: Volume Two (Alice Oseman)
Stargazing (Jen Wang)
Mooncakes (Suzanne Walker)
Heartstopper: Volume Three (Alice Oseman)
My True Love Gave to Me (Stephanie Perkins)
All the Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
Attachments (Rainbow Rowell)
Carry On (Rainbow Rowell)
Kindred Spirits (Rainbow Rowell)
Wayward Son (Rainbow Rowell)
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)

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