World renowned dance company Ailey II to perform at Texas Tech - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

World renowned dance company Ailey II to perform at Texas Tech

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Ailey II dance company (Provided by Alvin Ailey Dance Theater) Ailey II dance company (Provided by Alvin Ailey Dance Theater)
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) -

The Texas Tech Presidential Lecture and Performance series will begin the spring 2012 semester with a performance by the New York Ailey II in the Allen Theatre on February 17 at 7 p.m.

Ailey II is a world renowned dance company winning rave reviews and selling out shows in North America, as well as the annual New York seasons. They'll be stopping in Lubbock as part of a 32-city domestic and international tour.

The group is directed by Sylvia Waters, a former member of Ailey II, and artistic director Troy Powell. The dancers are chosen from promising scholarship students of the Ailey School, located in New York.  

Admission is $15 at any select-A-Seat location and students receive one free ticket with a valid student ID.

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