Dianne McIntyre first attended ADF as a student in 1966. “It was glorious,” she remembers. “I actually got to be with the pioneers. Martha Graham actually came to our Graham class one day, and I remember she lifted my spine. … read more

Hope Boykin is a three-time ADF scholarship student and Durham native who now resides in New York City, where she is currently enjoying her thirteenth year as an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company member. In the video above, … read more

Chinese-born choreographer Shen Wei began his association with ADF as a student at the Guangdong Modern Dance Academy as part of our first linkage program in Guangzhou, China (1987). The students who participated in the three-year program went on to … read more