The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is a New York-based dance company founded by Alvin Ailey in 1958. 
Principal dancers Clive Thompson and Tina Yuan appeared in multiple Sesame Street segments during Season 7. The dance studio was later featured in a film insert in which a boy takes dance lessons from them.
In 2001, members of the company made multiple appearances on Sesame Street. The performers used dance to demonstrate various concepts but also to show that dance is a form of expression available to everyone. They demonstrated same and different , displayed emotions through dance for Elmo , and danced with children to classical music .
==References==
* The Muppets Character Encyclopedia mentions that Betsy Bird trained with the dance company.
 
==External links==
* Official website
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