"You feel bad about yourself when there is no reason to" - Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey was an inspirational person to all who encountered him. Before the performance I had no knowledge of his work prior to now. I feel that by not being experienced to his work it made the actual performance even more breathtaking. Before visually partaking of this event I did not know what to expect, I thought it was going to be something like the movies where couples go to see the ballet and we're bored the whole time but it was definitely more than that. I can't say that I was excited but I wasn't expecting nor was I prepared for what I saw. The performance was incredible. To start off I felt I was misled because we saw one act and then the lights