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your name becomes bigger than yourself.  Do you really know who that is or what it is?  Alvin Ailey, You see a name but I don’t see a man.”  This observation by Carmen De Lavallade, a dancer and choreographer, is not just a poignant observation but also a good way to describe the documentary “Ailey” that looks at the life of dance legend Alvin Ailey.  “Ailey '' focuses on what made him the dancer and choreographer that he is, but is more enigmatic with details on the man behind the legend.  “Ailey” premieres nationwide August 6th.

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