Dancer Judith Jamison died Saturday after a brief illness, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced. She was 81. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) Judith Jamison, a renowned performer ...

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Judith Jamison, a renowned performer and choreographer who devoted most of her dance career to the trailblazing Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, has died. Jamison died Saturday after a brief ...