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        5. Carmen de Lavallade is an American actress, dancer and choreographer.

          6. Carmen Lavallade

          American dancer, choreographer, and theater and film actress
          Date of Birth: 03.06.1931
          Country: USA

          Content:
          1. Early Life and Training
          2. Broadway and Beyond
          3. Film and Television
          4. Later Career and Recognition

          Early Life and Training

          Carmen De Lavallade, a prominent American dancer, choreographer, and actress, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 3, 1931.

          Raised in Los Angeles by her aunt, who owned the first African-American bookstore on Central Avenue, De Lavallade began ballet lessons at the age of 16. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in Los Angeles, she joined the Lester Horton Dance Theater in 1949, where she remained a principal dancer until she relocated to New York in 1954.

          Broadway and Beyond

          De Lavallade's debut on the Broadway stage came in 1954, when she performed alongside Alvin Ailey in Truman Capote's musical "House of Flowers." In 1955, she married dancer and actor Geoffrey Holder, whom she met while workin