In an interview with Wallace Cheatham for Dialogues on Opera and the African-American Experience, de Lavallade states, “I think support [for black dancers] is growing because when I go to the theater, I see more people of color. After all, blacks were kept away from classical dancing, or classical anything… I think blacks are beginning to feel more comfortable… participating in classical dance... “ (Cheatham 6). During a time people of color were a minority in dance, de Lavallade prospered as a choreographer who essentially revolutionized modern dance and its concepts of beauty. Carmen de Lavallade unquestionably lifted the position of black dancers as pawns in ballet to be included in unconventional yet modern and strikingly beautiful performances. For this reason, de Lavallade will eternally be remembered as one of the greatest and original choreographers who has contributed to ballet and modern
In an interview with Wallace Cheatham for Dialogues on Opera and the African-American Experience, de Lavallade states, “I think support [for black dancers] is growing because when I go to the theater, I see more people of color. After all, blacks were kept away from classical dancing, or classical anything… I think blacks are beginning to feel more comfortable… participating in classical dance... “ (Cheatham 6). During a time people of color were a minority in dance, de Lavallade prospered as a choreographer who essentially revolutionized modern dance and its concepts of beauty. Carmen de Lavallade unquestionably lifted the position of black dancers as pawns in ballet to be included in unconventional yet modern and strikingly beautiful performances. For this reason, de Lavallade will eternally be remembered as one of the greatest and original choreographers who has contributed to ballet and modern