Companies
McKayle formed and directed his own dance company, Donald McKayle and Dancers, from 1951 to 1969 and was the head of the Inner City Repertory Dance Company from 1970 to 1974. He maintains relationships with companies that are repositories of his work including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, the Cleveland San Jose Ballet, and the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Theatre. He has been a choreographer of the Limon Dance Company since 1995. He has also choreographed over 70 pieces for dance companies around the world in the U.S., Canada, Israel, Europe and South America.
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