Josefina Lavalle

Josefina Lavalle ( born January 29, 1924 Distrito Federal, † May 25, 2009 ibid ) was a Mexican ballet dancer, choreographer and former ballet director.

In 1948 she founded together with Guillermina Bravo in Mexico City, the Mexican National Ballet. On 19 January 2008, the multi-award winning artist at the Palacio de Bellas Artes from the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura ( INBAL ) with the " José Limón - " medal was awarded the.

Biography

Lavalle learned at the Escuela Nacional de Danza classical and folkloric ballet at Nellie and Gloria Campobello. She was a member of the Ballet de Bellas Artes ( Fine Arts Ballet ), then under the direction of Waldeen. Together with choreographer Anna Sokolow she recognized her talent for modern dance. To Limón they had in 1952 for the first time in a Choreografiekurs for young ballerinas contact. In 1955 it transferred Carlos Chávez function as a prima ballerina and choreographer of the Academia de la Danza Mexicana ( Mexican Academy of Dance ). In 1961 he discovered when working with the Ballet de Bellas Artes to " Misa Brevis" Lavalles talent. From 1959 to 1969, and again from 1972 to 1978, she led even the Academia de la Danza Mexicana. She died in 2009 at the age of 85 years.