She was an actress and choreographer who moved between ballet, modern dance, film, and television. Carmen de Lavallade, the brilliant and vibrant modern dancer and choreographer, known for her ...

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Carmen de Lavallade, the exquisite dancer who broke barriers throughout the arts during her six-decade performing career, has died. She was 94. De Lavallade died following a short illness, her son, ...

Carmen de Lavallade, a groundbreaking dancer, choreographer and actress whose six-decade career reshaped modern dance and theater while breaking racial barriers, died Monday in New Jersey. She was 94.

Carmen de Lavallade, a dancer whose transformative powers onstage and mesmerizing beauty inspired artistic collaborators as wide-ranging as Agnes de Mille, Alvin Ailey and her husband, Geoffrey Holder ...

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30: Carmen de Lavallade attends the 2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's opening night gala at New York City Center on November 30, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Mike ...

Carmen de Lavallade, the elegant and fearless performer whose artistry moved effortlessly across dance, theater, film, and television — and who helped open doors for generations of Black artists — has ...

Over six decades she worked in theater, opera, film and television alongside luminaries like Alvin Ailey, Lena Horne, Agnes de Mille and Harry Belafonte. Carmen de Lavallade in 2018. She continued to ...

Dance Discovery Saturdays at Ballet Theatre of Phoenix invites participants to explore Flamenco on December 20, 2025. The class, led by renowned flamenco artist Yumi La Rosa, offers dancers of all ...