The Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance Benefit Concert: Celebrating 25 Years

On April 15, 2024, more than 200 friends, family, and supporters of the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance program filled the Ailey Citigroup Theatre to watch the program’s annual benefit concert—and celebrate 25 years of an innovative partnership between Fordham University and the official school of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Since 1998, hundreds of professional dancers, teachers, lawyers, and nonprofit leaders have benefited from this unique partnership has been defined by an equal emphasis on both world-class dance training and a rigorous liberal arts education.

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All proceeds benefit the Denise Jefferson Memorial Scholarship Fund, an artistic merit scholarship that supports students for whom the opportunity to study in the BFA program may otherwise not be possible.

Thank you to this year's generous benefit sponsors and members of the 25th Anniversary fundraising committee:

Silver Sponsors	Bronze Sponsors
Rick and Nancy Calero Sharon and Eric Draghi Patricia Dugan Perlmuth Delia Peters	Rocco Andriola Andrew Clark and Jessica Wade Barbara Pryor

25th Anniversary Fundraising Committee
Patricia Dugan Perlmuth, FCLC ’79, Chair Delia Peters, FCLC ’85, Honorary Chair Maya Addie, FCLC ’21 Laura Auricchio, Ph.D., Dean, Fordham College at Lincoln Center Antuan Byers, FCLC ’17 Andrew Clark, Ph.D., Ailey/Fordham BFA Co-Director Sharon Draghi Melanie Person, Ailey School Co-Director and Ailey/Fordham BFA Director

For more information about the Ailey/Fordham BFA in Dance Benefit Concert please contact The Office of Special Events at [email protected].