Dance Concert: "Jagged Ledges" by Deeply Rooted Dance Theater

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater is a Chicago-based dance company that celebrates the African-American aesthetic through movement and music. The critically acclaimed 'Jagged Ledges' is a work inspired by the plight of people living with HIV/AIDS.

Kevin Iega Jeff, a co-founder of the Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, previously served as an artistic director of the Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre.

Dance Concert: "Bluette" by the Savage Jazz Dance Company

Dance Concert: "African Flower" by the Savage Jazz Dance Company

Reginald Ray-Savage is the founder of the Savage Jazz Dance Company.

Dance Concert: Solo From The Long Road, by the Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre

Spotlight on Black Choreographers: Alonzo King

Alonzo King founded Alonzo King's LINES Ballet in 1982. He frequently works with artists who are not regularly associated with classical ballet. For example, Long River High Sky was an integrative movement project that he did in collaboration with the Shaolin monks of China. Mr. King is the son of prominent civil rights activists Slater King and Valencia King.

Dance Concert---From "Revelations" by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater