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The Mooche was created for the CBS television series “Festival of Lively Arts for Young People,” in a program that featured six Ailey dances choreographed especially for the dancers of the Alvin Ailey Repertory Workshop. The program was first telecast on November 28, 1974. Choreographed to music by Duke Ellington, Ailey dedicated the work to performers Florence Mills, Marie Bryant, Mahalia Jackson, and Bessie Smith.
<em>The Mooche </em>was created for the CBS television series “Festival of Lively Arts for Young People,” in a program that featured six Ailey dances choreographed especially for the dancers of the Alvin Ailey Repertory Workshop. The program was first telecast on November 28, 1974. Choreographed to music by Duke Ellington, Ailey dedicated the work to performers Florence Mills, Marie Bryant, Mahalia Jackson, and Bessie Smith.