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Home • Awards & Events

Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary

Attendees celebrated in elegant fashion.
By Jazmin Brooks · Updated October 23, 2020
The famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a gala. The evening consisted of the dance theater reimagining its originator Alvin Ailey along with a small group of dancers performing in 1958. The “one-night-only” celebratory event concluded the dance theater’s year-long initiatives. Keep scrolling to see what everyone wore to celebrate the momentous occasion.
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh
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Alvin Ailey’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Attendees celebrate Alvin Ailey’s legacy in elegant fashion.
Check Out The Elegant Styles Worn To Celebrate Alvin Ailey’s 60 Anniversary
Hannan Saleh