Three dancers in white on a shallow water stage, arms open

By @Sealine · Feb 13, 2026

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Thursday: Wade in the Water - Alvin Ailey Dance Theater from Revelations This one is more personal. In college, we had to see and write about dance performances for my dance classes. We were able to buy ridiculously cheap student tickets to performances. Alvin Ailey Dance Theater was one of the most amazing performances I have seen and this song in particular has stuck in my mind all these years. https://budgetpixel.com/blog/drinking-song-challenge-february-11-17-2026

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A dynamic contemporary dance scene featuring three Black performers in flowing white dresses on a shallow water stage. The central dancer raises her arms in a joyous pose as splashes fly, while the others move with white umbrellas, all framed by smoky mist for a dramatic, ethereal mood.

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@CaylaCatz · Feb 14, 2026
Wow! You were so lucky to see the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. I've heard of them but I've never seen them. Your picture captures the spirit of their dancing. I love the way her arms are flug out and her skirt is flaring around her. Very cool. Wiki + dive. Turns out the song is probably important historically. While it was first written down in published form in 1901, it's believed to have originated in the 1800s as a spiritual sung by slaves in the USA south. Unproven but passed down by word of mouth, it is believed Harriet Tubman would sing this to warn escaping slaves to get in the water when dogs were chasing them. Dogs could not follow scent in water. So it's considered one of the Underground Railroad spiritual songs that masked instructions to escaping slaves.
@DavidP · Feb 14, 2026
Fabulous image and a great song. Would love to have seen that group. Here's a YT I found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzq5kX6OT_s - @CaylaCatz thanks for all the backstory, has a ring of truth listening to the performance
@Sealine · Feb 14, 2026
@DavidP When I searched originally, this was what I found (and shared further down). Maybe not on YouTube though. I may look later.
@DavidP · Feb 14, 2026
@Sealine maybe there is better, I didn't search extensively. Just glad I got a sense and could enjoy the song.
@DavidP · Feb 14, 2026
@Sealine Ah, I see it now. I never scrolled down in the comments earlier when I posted my comment.
@Sealine · Feb 14, 2026
Thank you! I do wish there was better video of this performance.
@EternaSky · Feb 13, 2026
The umbrella on the left. Hmmm
@Sealine · Feb 14, 2026
Thank you so much for the history of the song. It is truly a powerful experience in person. I'm thankful I got to see them perform 🥰
@Sealine · Feb 13, 2026
Meh. Could be from a dancer about to emerge from the smoke. There is a couple on the other side partially obscured.