{"id":1566,"date":"2017-06-08T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T13:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:30","slug":"alicia-graf-mack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2017\/06\/08\/alicia-graf-mack\/","title":{"rendered":"Alicia Graf-Mack"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Alicia Graf-Mack<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Dance Theatre of Harlem: Principal<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Complexions Contemporary Ballet<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Guest<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1567\" src=\"http:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW.png 1000w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW-800x1000.png 800w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW-830x1038.png 830w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW-230x288.png 230w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW-350x438.png 350w, https:\/\/mobballet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/07_HS_Mack_030_BW-480x600.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alicia Graf-Mack is a former lead dancer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She has also been a principal ballerina with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Mack has danced as a guest performer with Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Beyonce, John Legend, Andre 3000, and, most recently, Alicia Keys on her 2013 Set the World on Fire World Tour. In addition, Mack has appeared at many galas and festivals including the Youth America Grand Prix and the International Stars of the 21st Century. She has made national television appearances as a featured guest on <em>Live with Kelly and Michael<\/em> and <em>The Tavis Smiley Show<\/em>. Mrs. Mack graduated magna cum laude with honors in History from Columbia University and holds a MA in Nonprofit Management from Washington University in St. Louis. In 2007, <em>Smithsonian Magazine<\/em> named Mack an American Innovator of the Arts and Sciences. Mrs. Mack is a recipient of the Columbia University Medal of Excellence, an award given each year to one alumnus who has demonstrated excellence in their field of work. In 2008, she had the honor of delivering the keynote address to the graduates of Columbia University\u2019s School of General Studies. Mack is a gifted writer. She has contributed to some of the most prestigious national magazines in her industry: <em>Dance Magazine<\/em>, <em>Pointe Magazine<\/em>, and <em>Dance Spirit<\/em>. Recently, she wrote the historic cover story, \u201cBeyond Role Models\u201d for <em>Pointe Magazine<\/em>\u2019s June\/July 2014 diversity issue featuring Ashley Murphy, Ebony Williams, and Misty Copeland. She has also authored the foreword of <em>American Dance: The Complete Illustrated History<\/em> by Margaret Fuhrer. Currently, Mack is a visiting assistant professor of Dance at Webster University in St. Louis, MO. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnaartscollective.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alicia Graf-Mack, D(N)A Arts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m10yDQEuUHg?ecver=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>See also:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oprah.com\/spirit\/alicia-graf-mack-rheumatoid-arthritis-alvin-ailey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 Inspiring Health Tips from an Alvin Ailey Lead Dancer, Oprah<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dancespirit.com\/news\/alicia-graf-mack-retires-from-ailey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sad News from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dance Spirit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/maryland\/howard\/ph-ho-cf-mack-1024-20131022-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dancing star Alicia Graf Mack comes home to celebrate theatre&#8217;s 30th, Baltimore Sun<\/a><a class=\"spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline \"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/2012\/12\/27\/how-mack-got-her-groove-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Mack got her groove back, New York Post<\/a><a class=\"spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline \"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/career\/interviews\/a34710\/get-that-life-alicia-graf-mack-ballerina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get That Life: How I Became a Professional Ballerina, Cosmopolitan<\/a><a class=\"spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline \"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/reliable-source\/wp\/2014\/02\/07\/ailey-dancer-alicia-graf-mack-takes-us-inside-her-moves\/?utm_term=.691c32438d81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ailey Dance Alicia Graf Mack Takes us Inside her Moves, The Washington Post<\/a><a class=\"spaced spaced-xl spaced-top spaced-bottom abdp-headline \"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/06\/14\/arts\/dance\/alvin-ailey-company-says-goodbye-to-three-dancers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alvin Ailey Company Says Goodbye to Three Dancers, The New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Video links:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m10yDQEuUHg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alicia Graf Mack<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JuV_UBuhsr8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alicia Graf Mack: &#8220;A Life in Motion&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VvQUM8H13p0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alicia Graf Mack (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre) &amp; Daisha Graf On Inside NYC Dance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Social media:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aliciagrafmack\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"\">@aliciagrafmack<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTwitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aliciagrafmack?lang=en\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\">@aliciagrafmack<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alicia Graf-Mack Dance Theatre of Harlem: Principal Complexions Contemporary Ballet Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Guest Alicia Graf-Mack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dancers"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1566"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7354,"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions\/7354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}