It's called the Ailey American Dance Theatre, not the Alvin Ailey African-American Dance Theatre. One thing also that Alvin wanted people to recognize, he had to wake up black every day. That's not an issue. His culture is an issue,… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
You wake up white, and you think about certain things every day. You wake up black, and you think about certain things. You wake up Chinese, and you think certain things - but those things aren't major. What's major is… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
I'm very smart when it comes to choosing dancers and trying to show the world that there's a whole lot of dancing going on. — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
I believe in spirit and then I believe a manifestation of spirit is dance — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
At 10, I could walk down the street and see over everybody's head. I don't remember being little or having to look up at… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
It's called the Ailey American Dance Theatre, not the Alvin Ailey African-American Dance Theatre. One thing also that Alvin wanted people to recognize, he… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
You wake up white, and you think about certain things every day. You wake up black, and you think about certain things. You wake… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
As a dancer, you really try to stay true to whatever the choreographer/artistic director is giving you. So, now the shoe is on the… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
Since babyhood, I've always evolved from one thing to another. My mother gave me ballet lessons at 6 as part of her enthusiasm for… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
I was a protege; by the age of 10, I was studying with ballet choreographer Anthony Tudor in a class of adults. — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
I can't really hear the audience applause when I'm on stage. I'm totally immersed in the piece. But sometimes I get a lot of… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
People don't remember me for how high my legs went, even though they went up very high, and how many pirouettes I did. They… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
It's never too early to teach your children about the tool of money. Teach them how to work for it and they learn pride… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
