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Robert battle became artistic director of alvin ailey american dance theater in july. Three weeks after his birth, battle was adopted by his greatuncle willie horne. Find bestsellers, new releases, award winners and our recommended books for kids at. Robert battle has been the artistic director of the alvin ailey american dance theater since 2011. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my story, my dance. He is a soughtafter keynote speaker and has addressed a number of high.
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