(CNN)When Troy Powell first showed an interest in Ryan Houston’s dancing, the 21-year-old student thought the attention could be his big break. Houston was studying at the New York City school of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the most prominent dance companies in the US and an iconic institution in the world of Black performing arts. Powell, a high-profile dancer, choreographer and teacher nearly two decades his senior, had helped make and break dance careers as a leader in the group’s junior touring company. Do you have a tip or sensitive material to share with CNN? We offer several ways to reach our journalists securely. But Houston said their professional relationship quickly turned uncomfortable as Powell texted him increasingly flirty and sexual messages. One night in 2010, Powell invited Houston to a nightclub, where he pushed him against a wall, grabbed his groin and butt and tried to kiss him, Houston said. Once he reported Powell’s advances to the school’s co-directors, Houston said, they told him making a “big deal” about it would hurt his chances to get a position in the company. Anthony DeCarlis, another former student, said he considered Powell “a father figure” when Powell… Read full this story
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