Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, dies at 81.
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