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Born In Rogers,TX
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Alvin's Family Migrated To Los Angeles, California
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Alvin's School Freind Carmen De Lavallade Introduced Alvin To The Hollywood Studio Of Lester Horton (Dance School)
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Alvin Was Said To Be In A Relationship With Political Activist David McReynolds
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Alvin Moved To San Francisco To Continue His Study In The Arts
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When Horton Died In 1953 Alvin Took Over The Company Because He Was The Only One Who Knew Choreography Very Well.
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Alvin Joins Horton's Company/School Of Dance
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Alvin And His Friend Carmen De Lavallade Were Invited To New York To Perform In The Broadway Show "House Of Flowers"
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Alvin Was Invited To Dance At Broadway Once More In A Dance Called "Sing,Man,Sing"
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Alvin Was Invited To Star In Another Musical "Jamaica"
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Alvin And His Group For The First Time Performed Alvin's Signature Dance "Revelations"
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Alvin's Formed His Own Group "The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater"
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The U.S. State Department Sponsored The Alvin Ailey Dance Company's First Overseas Tour.
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Alvin And His Group Performed A Dance "Masakel Language" In South Africa
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Alvin And His Group Performed A Dance Called "Cry" Thaat He Dedicated To His Mother
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Alvin Used The Music Of Duke Ellington As The Backdrop For His Dance "Night Creature"
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Ailey Was Awarded The Spingarn Medal From The NAACP
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Alvin Was Honored By A Commision To Create "The River" (A Big Performance Where Ballet Dancers From All Over The World Come To Dance)
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Ailey Received The Kennedy Center Honors, Just One Year Before His Death
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