Lester Horton

I just finished researching Lester Horton. He was a dancer and a choreographer who developed a very interesting technique called the Horton Technique. Its purpose was to strengthen and stretch the dancers and to prepare them for all other dance forms. Lester Horton taught many influential dancers/choreographers including Alvin Ailey. Without Lester Horton's contributions to the world of Modern Dance, Alvin Ailey and his company would not have been what they were (are).