Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dancer Judith Jamison died Saturday after a brief illness, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced. She was 81. (J. Scott ...

Judith Jamison, an American dancer and choreographer, renowned for her influential career in the world of modern dance, has died. She was 81, according to the Associated Press. Jamison spent two ...

NEW YORK — There are few images more indelible in the history of American dance: Judith Jamison, regal and passionate in white leotard and long ruffled skirt, punching the air in “Cry" — Alvin Ailey’s ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Former Alvin Ailey Dance Theater performer and director Judith Jamison was honored with a celebration of life on Wednesday full of music, dance and love. Jamison died in November at ...

Judith Jamison, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who for two decades was artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, died on Saturday in New York at the age of 81. Her death came ...

HELL'S KITCHEN, Manhattan (WABC) -- The New York dance community is mourning the loss of a Giant in the industry following the death of former Alvin Ailey Dance Theater performer and director Judith ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeryl Brunner covers theater, entertainment and lifestyle stories. This past week Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater launched its ...

Luminaries from the worlds of dance, fashion, entertainment, and philanthropy gathered at the iconic New York City Center Wednesday for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Opening Night Gala. The ...

In the rarefied air of American dance, where legacies either crystallize or crumble, Judith Jamison stands as a towering figure who accomplished the near-impossible: transforming one man’s singular ...

Judith Jamison, a renowned performer and choreographer who devoted most of her dance career to the trailblazing Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has died. Jamison died Saturday after a brief ...

Dancer Judith Jamison died Saturday after a brief illness, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced. She was 81. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) Judith Jamison, a renowned performer ...