Mount Vernon Students Experience Alvin Ailey American Dance Performance

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The dance, musical theater, visual arts and band students in the Mount Vernon City School District Performing and Visual Arts Magnet Program took a trip to City Center to watch Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.

The dance, musical theatre, visual arts and band students in the Mount Vernon City School District Performing and Visual Arts Magnet Program took a trip to City Center to watch Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.
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Sandra Diamond Fox

01/13/2016 8:45 p.m.

Later they reflected on their experience in the program and their performances in the Winter Showcase.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, led by Alvin Ailey and a group of young African-American modern dancers, has performed for an estimated 25 million people at theaters in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents--and has reached millions more online and through television broadcasts.

For more information on the Mount Vernon City School District's Performing & Visual Arts Magnet Program, click here.

To view the Mount Vernon City School District Performing and Visual Arts Magnet Program showcase, click here.

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