Program Books/Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2526/Coral Dolphin
A portrait photo of Coral Dolphin from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a young black woman with a nose ring and red hair woven into an intricate braid on the crown of her head.

Coral Dolphin

dancer

Coral Dolphin (Los Angeles, CA) studied modern, West African, Flamenco, ballet, hip-hop, tap, aerial silk, salsa, and acting under the mentorship of Debbie Allen. She began her professional career in New York as a founding member of BHdos, the second company of Ballet Hispánico. Dolphin later spent four years with Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE. She has worked with artists Madonna, Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Cardi B, and more. In 2019, she performed the Dream Ballet solo in the Broadway musical Oklahoma! Dolphin has choreographed for Miguel, Lauren Jauregui, Kali Uchis, and Lenny Kravitz, and for international brands such as Citibank and i-D. In 2020, she made her directorial debut with a short film in collaboration with renowned composer Raven Bush. Through her art, Dolphin aims to magnify universal truths, aspiring for her creations to ignite the remembrance of the divine and higher consciousness that is within us all. She joined the company in 2023.