Alvin Ailey Dance Theater - Performances at the Fox Through Feb. 19

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is back at the Fox, playing through Sunday, February 19, 2017 as part of a 19-city North American tour that will astound and uplift returning and new audiences alike. Tickets are available for the remaining performances that feature a wide variety of classics, favorites and timely premieres.

I attended a performance of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Ailey’s Jazz Performance last night with a friend, and it was a very fun and inspiring show. It was certainly not just another ballet. The music choices were brilliant, and I enjoyed seeing the dancers move to jazz and gospel classics. I also loved the story-telling aspect of the show, which incorporated the narration of thought-provoking topics alongside the dancer’s movements. Through the dance techniques and the narrator’s words, the audience was inspired to “Be the best at whatever you are” and reminded that “Mind is the standard of the man” - all words inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King’s sermons and speeches.

I highly recommend going to the show! It's only running through this Sunday, so get your tickets now. You won’t be disappointed. This is a lively fun show that the whole family can enjoy, and a great celebration of Black History Month. I don’t recommend bringing children younger than eight, however, because it is a rather long show (note there is a special family performance on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2pm). There were two intermissions, but somehow it seemed to get better after each one. They definitely saved the best performances for last. Now that I've attended my first Alvin Ailey show, I see why they say: “You don’t just see an Ailey performance, you feel it.”