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Although alvin ailey is usually classified as a modern dancer, he often employed the hybrid form of 'modern ballet' in works created for his multi-racial group, the alvin ailey american dance theater. true

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That statement is true.
At the initial start of his company in 1958, ALvin Ailey only includes african-american members in his company.
About 4 years after in 1962, he realized the importance of diversity and started to bring in multi racial members into the group.
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