Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | March 06, 1931 |
Birth Place | California |
Age | 92 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Pisces |
Net worth
Carmen de Lavallade, a renowned choreographer based in California, has an estimated net worth between $100,000 and $1 million in 2024. She has earned this wealth through her illustrious career in the field of dance, gaining recognition for her extraordinary talent and contributions to the art form. With an impressive repertoire and numerous accolades to her name, Carmen de Lavallade continues to captivate audiences worldwide with her unique choreographic style. Her net worth is reflective of her success and the appreciation she holds within the industry.
About
American actress, choreographer, and dancer known for her performances on Broadway and at the Lester Horton Dance Theater where she studied painting, acting, music, set design, and costuming in addition to ballet, modern, and ethnic dance.
She began taking ballet lessons when she was sixteen and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Los Angeles.
She is a recipient of the Black History Month Lifetime Achievement Award, the Rosetta Lenoire award, the Bessie Award, and the Capezio Dance Award, among others. The Juilliard School gave her an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree.
She married Geoffrey Holder, and the two had a son named Leo. She was born to Creole parents, but primarily raised by her aunt.
She was in Duke Ellington's musical Drum is a Woman.