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In this Saturday, July 6, 2019 photo, an AileyCamper rehearses the opening routine for a performance later that night at the Clayton County Performing Arts Center in Jonesboro, Ga. Some dancers had never received professional training prior to attending the camp. (AP Photo/Andrea Smith)

Summer camp uses dance to teach students life skills

By ANDREA SMITH - Associated Press

FILE - In a Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 file photo, Barry Jenkins accepts the award for best director for &quot;If Beale Street Could Talk&quot; at the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards, in Santa Monica, Calif. Barry Jenkins will direct a film based on the life of choreographer Alvin Ailey. A spokesperson for Fox Searchlight on Monday, June 3, 2019 confirmed that the studio is developing the project, with the “Moonlight” filmmaker directing. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Barry Jenkins to direct film about choreographer Alvin Ailey

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This image released by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater shows a performance from the second act of &quot;Lazarus,&quot; choreographed by Rennie Harris, in New York. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrates its 60th anniversary this season, and it’s marking the moment by looking back at its founder, who grew up in poverty in the rural South and created one of the most visible dance companies in the world. (Paul Kolnik/Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater via AP)

Ailey troupe marks 60 years by looking back at its founder

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

Tuxes, gowns, glitter and of course ‘Revelations’

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press