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The mosque in c. 1860s. The mosque was erected by the founder of Ahmedabad, Ahmad Shah I, in 1414.It said to have been used as the royal household's private mosque. According to the inscription at the upper part of the central mihrab, the foundation date seems to be the 4th day of Shawwal month in AH 817 (1414/1415 CE), which is 17 De
Mosque in Queens, New York City with classical dome architecture. The ethnic background of New York City's Muslims reflects the diversity of the city at large. No other large city in the world contains such a well-proportioned split of Muslims by region of origin. The largest groups are South Asians, followed by African-Americans and West Africans.
The Islamic Cultural Center was the first purpose-built mosque in New York and continues to be one of the city's largest. The mosque's older dwelling in a townhouse at 1 Riverside Drive is still in continual prayer use as a satellite location. The Islamic Cultural Center of New York is a standing building that is 61 meters wide and 73 meters long.
Aminah L. Ahmad (born Rosemary Llanchie Stevenson), formerly known professionally as Llanchie Stevenson, is an American ballet dancer who was the first African-American dancer at Radio City Music Hall Ballet Company, the first African-American female dancer at the National Ballet of Washington, and an original company member and former principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem.
The David H. Koch Theater is a theater for ballet and dance at Lincoln Center in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.Originally named the New York State Theater, [1] the venue has been home to the New York City Ballet since its opening in 1964, the secondary venue for the American Ballet Theatre in the fall, and served as home to the New York City Opera from 1964 to 2011.
Amiruddin Shah is the first truly classical male ballet dancer from India. He has been compared to the protagonist of "Billy Elliot" by the BBC World Service.He became the first Indian ballet dancer to dance with a major company, Miami City Ballet. in Miami he worked with superstar ballet choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, in the North American premiere of Swan Lake.
Born in Fairfield, Connecticut, Finlay began his dance training at the age of 8, at Ballet Academy East in New York City. During the summer of 2007, he began studying at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet (NYCB). He subsequently enrolled there as a full-time student. [2]
The Diamond Project was inaugurated May 27, 1992, at New York City Ballet with funding from the Irene Diamond Fund. It has presented — every two to four years — work by new choreographers. It has presented — every two to four years — work by new choreographers.