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FILE - Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, observes young dancers during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, observes young dancers during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

This undated photo provided by the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation shows Ailey, left, and Judith Jamison. (Jack Mitchell/Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian Institution via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation shows Ailey, left, and Judith Jamison. (Jack Mitchell/Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian Institution via AP)

FILE - Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, observes young dancers during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, observes young dancers during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - Judith Jamison attends the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 65th anniversary season gala on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Judith Jamison attends the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 65th anniversary season gala on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP, File)

This undated photo provided by the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation shows Judith Jamison, center, performing in Alvin Ailey's "Revelations." (Jack Mitchell/Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian Institution via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation shows Judith Jamison, center, performing in Alvin Ailey's "Revelations." (Jack Mitchell/Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian Institution via AP)

FILE - Choreographer Judith Jamison attends the BET Honors at the Warner Theatre on Jan. 17, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

FILE - Choreographer Judith Jamison attends the BET Honors at the Warner Theatre on Jan. 17, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

This undated photo provided by the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation shows Judith Jamison performing in Alvin Ailey's "Cry." (Jack Mitchell/Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian Institution via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation shows Judith Jamison performing in Alvin Ailey's "Cry." (Jack Mitchell/Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian Institution via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation shows Judith Jamison, center, performing in Alvin Ailey's "Revelations." (Jack Mitchell/Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian Institution via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation shows Judith Jamison, center, performing in Alvin Ailey's "Revelations." (Jack Mitchell/Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation and Smithsonian Institution via AP)

FILE - Emerita Judith Jamison attends LOGO's Trailblazer Honors, celebrating leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality, at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Thursday, June 22, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Emerita Judith Jamison attends LOGO's Trailblazer Honors, celebrating leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality, at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Thursday, June 22, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)