7/25/20 O&A NYC THE SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Alvin Ailey’s Blues Suite

Blues Suite is the first work Alvin Ailey created for the Ailey company in 1958 and we hope you enjoy this 1985 recording that was a part of an hour-long TV special called Three by Three, which was aired on PBS’ Dance in America series. Available for one week only, now through July 30 at 7pm EDT. Continue reading

7/23/20 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Patti LaBelle- Over The Rainbow (2014 Live)

Patti LaBelle sings her iconic version of Over The Rainbow for president Barack Obama live at the White House on March 2014 as part of the Divas of Soul concert. LaBelle first recorded the song for her 1966 album entitled Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Continue reading

(Repost) 7/23/20 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jamison, Rotardier, and Faison Perform Revelations Excerpts- Hollywood Palace (1968)

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The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed two excerpts from his masterwork Revelations on the weekly television variety show The Hollywood Palace (1968). The episode hosted by Diahann Carroll helped give the then fledgling dance company national attention. The cast included Judith Jamison, George Faison and Kelvin Rotardier Continue reading

7/22/20 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: We Are The Worst


The very worst among us have come together to record a charity single to benefit none other than … themselves! Continue reading

7/22/20 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Buddy – Black 2

Los Angeles born and raised rapper Buddy returns with his new Black 2 music video following the single’s release back in June at the height of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests throughout the United States. Continue reading

7/18/20 O&A NYC BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: Cypher Afro dance

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr. 


A combination of contemporary popular african dance styles combined with western influence create this fun and exciting dance trend. Continue reading

7/14/20 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: DaBaby – Rockstar feat. Roddy Ricch

Rockstar is by HipHop artist DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch. The song was released on April 24, 2020 as the second single from DaBaby’s third studio album Blame It On Baby.The song was written by the two performers and its producer SethInTheKitchen. Continue reading

7/4/20 O&A NYC BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: Top 10 Best Traditional African Dances

African traditional Dances refers mainly to the dances performed by the cultural communities found in continent. Communities use these dances to teach, to socialize, ceremonies and for celebrating festivals and moaning funerals while Some dances are exclusively used for spiritual or religious practices.
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