Powerful and Poised, Alvin Ailey Inspires!
Guest Contributor | Kaitlyn Linsner

I first experienced an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance when I was a young dancer in my teens. I remember excitedly sitting in the theater eager to see a style of dance much different than the Irish dance I trained and performed in and then leaving the theater astounded. Now, many years later, I am realizing the lasting impact of first seeing Ailey because it manifested as the exact same giddy feeling on Wednesday night at the Auditorium Theatre for the opening of a five-day run as I waited for curtain to rise. I could not wait to see Ailey again.