The arts are so important during stressful times. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is the latest arts organization to offer free streaming content.
The dance company is launching Ailey All Access as a new platform for sharing past performances, short films, interviews, and even dance classes.
It kicks off on Monday, March 30th, 2020, with a 7 p.m. release of Alvin Ailey’s moving Revelations, a critically acclaimed performance that is Ailey’s most famous work. The video will remain online until Thursday, April 2nd at 7 p.m. You can watch online here.
After Monday’s launch, weekly full-length performances will stream on Thursday nights.
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You can also watch videos made by dancers who are isolating at home, in a series called #TheShowMustGoOn. Connect with them on the Ailey Instagram account, Ailey Facebook page, or the Ailey YouTube channel.
Home-schoolers — Want to use the performance as part of your lesson plan? You can find prepared study guides online here.
Keep dancing at home!
And for those who want to keep dancing at home, the company will hold live classes via Zoom and Instagram. You can find the schedule of upcoming classes online.
The following taped classes are available at all times for free:
- Lastics Stretch Technique
- Beginner Ballet
- Age-Defying Stretches
- DanceFIT Workouts
- Beginner Bellydance
This week’s LIVE dance class schedule
Note that some of these require pre-registration.
Tuesday, March 31
9:00 a.m.: Zumba with Jose Ozuna
Join live on Zoom ID: 883 720 8147 | Pass: letsdance
6:30 p.m.: Ballet with Dawn Hillen
Join Live on Instagram
7:30 p.m.: Samba with Danielle Lima
Pre-register on Zoom
7:30 p.m. Theater Dance with Judine Somerville
Join Live on Instagram
Wednesday, April 1
12:00 p.m.: DanzaTone with Jose Ozuna
Join live on Zoom ID: 883 720 8147 | Pass: letsdance
Thursday, April 2
9:00 a.m.: Zumba with Jose Ozuna
Join live on Zoom ID: 883 720 8147 | Pass: letsdance
6:00 p.m.: All Levels West African with Maguette Camara
Join Live on Zoom
6:30 p.m.: Ballet with Dawn Hillen
Join Live on Instagram
7:30 p.m.: Samba with Danielle Lima
Pre-register on Zoom
More virtual events
Check out our big list of upcoming virtual events, or look at a few of them here:Virtual
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