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Mr. Tyson, a former principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recently spent 20 days as a Visiting Artist in the Paterson School District in order to identify and inspire talented youngsters…..Through this residency, Mr. Tyson sought to nurture some of Paterson’s young teenagers much as he was once nurtured in his hometown.

Throughout his career, Mr. Tyson has evidenced a commitment to community service. He is firmly committed to making dance accessible to everyone and has done numerous master classes and residencies in New Jersey, Boston and Milwaukee Public Schools. Mr. Tyson seeks to cultivate and help broaden the scope of artistic exposure for minority and inner city children. Serving as a mentor to young students of color has been a very rewarding experience for him. Upon arriving in Milwaukee, Mr. Tyson immediately became involved in community outreach teaching master classes and special workshops at Marquette High School, St. Joan Antida High School, Roosevelt Middle School and the Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Most recently, he has conducted a Master Class for Immersion Dance Workshop Milwaukee, WI 2007. Mr. Tyson has also served as Artistic Coordinator, Rehearsal Director and Company Teacher for City Ballet Theatre a Milwaukee based modern dance company. He is a founding member of WE CARE, an organization formed in 1991 to assist member of the Alvin Ailey organization who have been affected by catastrophic illness and has produced and directed several successful fund raising benefits. Mr. Tyson has maintained a vibrant on going presence and involvement with AIDS Walk NYC, AIDS Dance-A-Thon NYC and AIDS Walk Wisconsin for over15 years.