White House Dance Series: Tribute to Judith Jamison

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White House Dance Series: Tribute to Judith Jamison

First lady Michelle Obama hosts White House Dance Series, which was a tribute to Judith Jamison, the Ailey company's artistic director and an iconic figure in the dance world who will step down in 2011 after two decades leading the company.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director Judith Jamison is introduced by first lady Michelle Obama during the White House Dance Series in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

First lady Michelle Obama called Jamison, 67, "an amazing, phenomenal, 'fly' woman."

Malia Obama attends the tribute to Judith Jamison, an American dancer and choreographer, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

Nasha Thomas-Schmitt, with the Alvin Ailey Arts in Education program (center) teaches local dance students during a workshop in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, for aspiring young dancers. The dancers practiced movements from "Revelations," Alvin Ailey's most famous work and based own his experience of growing up African American in the rural South.

Nasha Thomas-Schmitt, with the Alvin Ailey Arts in Education program, instructs local dance students during a workshop in the East Room of the White House for aspiring young dancers, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010.

First lady Michelle Obama hosts a tribute to Judith Jamison, an American dancer and choreographer, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (center) meets the young dancers from "Billy Elliot" during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. From left: Jacob Clemente, Liam Redhead, Jamison, Alex Ko, who plays the title role, and Dayton Tavares.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dancer Linda Celeste Sims performs an excerpt from the piece 'Cry' during the first White House Dance Series in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

Linda Celeste Sims of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre performs an excerpt from "Cry" during a tribute to renowned dancer, Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. The event was hosted by first lady Michelle Obama.

Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, talks with Damian Woetzel, former principal dancer at the New York City Ballet and member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities as they observe young dancers during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director Judith Jamison is introduced by first lady Michelle Obama during the White House Dance Series in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

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