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Alvin Ailey : celebrating African-American culture in dance / Bárbara C. Cruz.
Van Pelt Library GV1785.A38 C78 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cruz, Bárbara.
- Series:
- African-American biographies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ailey, Alvin--Juvenile literature.
- Ailey, Alvin.
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
- Dancers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Dancers.
- United States.
- Choreographers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Choreographers.
- African American choreographers.
- African Americans--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, [2004]
- Summary:
- Profiles the life of one of the most popular and acclaimed dancers and choreographers in the world.
- Contents:
- Blues suite
- Birth of a dancer
- Discovering dance
- Lester's place
- On his wwn
- Alvin Ailey American dance theater
- Revelations
- Cry
- "Going home"
- Ailey legacy
- Chapter notes
- Chronology
- Further reading/internet addresses
- Index.
- Notes:
- Videography: page 109.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-109) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Cruz, Bárbara. Alvin Ailey.
- ISBN:
- 9780766022935
- 0766022935
- OCLC:
- 53972155
- Publisher Number:
- 99990724829
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