The Beauty of Dance, Part Four: Alana Allende, Taylor 2, Paul Taylor Dance Company, New York, NY

Alana Allende joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company's "Taylor 2" troupe in 2010, and she brought a great deal of experience to it.

The New Jersey native held an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater fellowship for five years (2003 to 2008) and distinguished herself by performing Judith Jamison's Hymn for an anniversary recital when she first started.  She performed with CityDance's CityDance2 in Washington, D.C., and she helped to promote the art in metropolitan Washington schools while a member of that company.