Christopher Taylor is a native of Newark, New Jersey who dances for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He started his dance training at The Ailey School when he was eleven years old. He later attended Arts High School in Newark to further his dance training. During his training, he attended Ailey Camp Newark’s summer program which allowed him to perform at The Apollo Theater and Lincoln Center numerous times for AAADT. After graduating from Arts High School he attended The Ailey School’s Professional Division Program under scholarship. Chris was hired in 2021 for Ailey II and then promoted to the first company soon after. He has been with the company for four years.