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At 42, Matthew Rushing Might Just Be The Peyton Manning Of Dance

Published February 7, 2016 at 5:07 PM EST
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Matthew Rushing of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater during dress rehearsal of "Frames," Dec. 10, 2009 in New York.
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Matthew Rushing, Rehearsal Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, leads dancers of the Deutsche Oper Berlin in a masterclass on April 5, 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
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