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Ailey Extension Instructor

Glenn Allen Sims

Glenn Allen Sims
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Glenn Allen Sims performed for 23 years as a principal dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He grew up in Long Branch, NJ. He began his classical dance training at the Academy of Dance Arts in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and was a scholarship student at The Ailey School's Summer Intensive. Sims attended the Juilliard School under Benjamin Harkarvy. He has been featured on several network television programs, including BET Honors, Dancing with The Stars, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and So You Think You Can Dance. Sims is a master teacher, certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre instructor, and certified Pilates mat instructor. He has performed in the White House Dance Series and for the king of Morocco. He was on the cover of Dance Magazine and has written blogs for them as a guest writer. Sims was the company manager for Ballet Hispánico of New York from April 2021–2022. Currently, Sims is the studio manager of Steps on Broadway.

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