By Knight Fellows Justin Ellis, Ben Garvin, Jaclyn Giovis, Mira Oberman and Brad Weisenstein

85 kids from the Bay Area's toughest neighborhoods spend 6 weeks learning to dance and to understand themselves at AileyCamp at UC Berkeley's Cal Performances.

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July 31 AileyCamp performance in Zellerbach Hall

AileyCamp at UC Berkeley's Cal Performances

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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