"Judith Ann Jamison" is an American dancer and choreographer, best known as the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

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And they leave the theatre changed.

People come to see beauty, and I dance to give it to them.

As a dancer, he was quicksilver. He moved like a cat.

Don't call me a star. Call me a dancer.

I felt the naivete of a child in my dancing. I cherished that feeling. I had what I call a knowledgeable naivete, and it worked for me.

We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to wallow in that or are you going to create your own agenda?

It's a mood piece about love and relationship, like a slice- of –life- pie at 2 a.m. with episodes that happen quickly.

Alvin knew what I would do with it because we worked together for such a long time. It's part of my blood and part of who I am as a human being. Alvin's presence is felt by us all, even the new dancers who never worked with him. And if we do our jobs well, that continues the vision.

So many people dwell on negativity and I've survived by ignoring it: it dims your light and it's harder each time to turn the power up again.