'She created representation, she made a path wide enough for other people to walk through too and be able to see themselves,' Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Rehearsal Director Ronni Favors said.
The New York dance community is mourning the loss of a Giant in the industry following the death of former Alvin Ailey Dance Theater performer and director Judith Jamison.
"Her deep, deep faith really gave her wings and it also gave her roots and provided that for all of us," Rehearsal Director Ronni Favors said. "I ran off stage and she said, 'Brava!' And that was my introduction to Judith Jamison," Favors said.After Mr. Ailey died in 1989, Jamison felt it was her duty to carry out his mission to educate, entertain and uplift.
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