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Learn More About Alvin Ailey
ALVIN AILEY
FOUNDER, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Co-Founder, Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey
Alvin Ailey was the great dancer, choreographer and visionary who helped community and civic leaders in Kansas City create KCFAA in 1984. To read more about Alvin Ailey's history in Kansas City, visit KCFAA's history page. Until he died in 1989, Mr. Ailey made frequent visits to Kansas City and had many friends here. Fortunately, Mr. Ailey was present at the first AileyCamp in Kansas City, Missouri just months before his untimely death. For the official biography of Mr. Ailey, visit the Alvin Ailey page at alvinailey.org.