Choreographer
Alvin Ailey
Founded a company that put Black dancers and Black experience at the centre of American modern dance, and made Revelations, which is still performed constantly.
Alvin Ailey Jr. was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist. He founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) in 1958, and the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in 1959. He created AAADT and its affiliated Alvin Ailey American Dance Center as havens for nurturing Black artists and expressing the universality of the African-American experience through dance.
- Born
- 1931-01-05, Rogers, Texas, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1989-12-01, New York, New York, USAA Friday, aged 58
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1931-01-05, Rogers, Texas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 14°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 0°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 15°22′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 1°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 14°34′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 15°36′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 14°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 11°32′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 5°34′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 19°54′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1989-12-01, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 9°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 16°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 21°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 24°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 18°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 9°02′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 12°09′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 3°58′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 10°55′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 16°04′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alvin Ailey was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.