April+Berry

Shelby Crants's Dance Project

For my dance project on the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, I did research to find out where April Berry is now.

April Berry, former dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is currently the director of education and outreach at Nortch Carolina Dance Theatre. She is also on the faculty of the North Carolina Dance Theatre School of Dance. April has previously served as the Director of Education and Community Programs for BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio.

April also founded YouthMet!, a dance company at the BalletMet School.

April studied at the Dance Theatre of Harlem, the School of American Ballet, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. She has received Master Dance Certification in the Katherine Dunham Technique. She performed with the Ailey Company for eleven years. She has danced professionally with ballet companies in Italy, Switzerland, and throughout the United States.

I attempted to contact April Berry via Facebook, but she did not appear to be very active on her page, and did not respond to my message.

In conclusion, after performing with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, April Berry continued to live a life dedicated to dance and is still living it today.