Judith Jamison, dancer and Alvin Ailey artistic director, dies at 81 Jamison was a dance star who led the famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to new heights. Culture.

Judith Jamison, who became an international star with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, first as a majestic dancer and then as the troupe’s director, building it into the most successful ...

Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died at age 81.

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.

Judith Jamison has devoted most of her adult life to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: She performed with the company for 15 years, led it as artistic director for more than two decades, and ...

Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey company, dies at 81 Tall, graceful and expressive, Jamison became one of the company’s most famous performers and a muse ...

Judith Jamison, a graceful, long-limbed dancer who rose to international stardom in the 1970s, succeeded Alvin Ailey as the leader of his namesake troupe and helped sustain the company as a ...

Jamison 50th anniversary image. Photo by Jack Mitchell. Her transition to the role of artistic director in 1989 marked a watershed moment for both the Ailey company and the dance world at large.

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81.

Judith Jamison, a graceful, long-limbed dancer who rose to international stardom in the 1970s, succeeded Alvin Ailey as the leader of his namesake troupe and helped sustain the company as a ...

Judith Jamison, a trailblazing Alvin Ailey dancer and director, has died at 81. TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones shares a heartfelt tribute for the acclaimed artist, reflecting on Jamison’s dignity and ...