This is the story of a brilliant American Dancer and the Troupe of performing artists with whom her name has become synonymous, the Alvin Ailey, American Dance Theater,. For sixteen years Judith Jamison has gifted the grandeur, power and grace. Her artistry has turned such works as Revelations, Cry, The Mooche and Pas de Duke into landmark pieces, ensuring dance history. (Taken from inside cover of book.