Littlefield, Caroline (c. 1882–1957)
Littlefield, Caroline (c. 1882–1957)
American ballet dancer and teacher. Born c. 1882; died May 7, 1957, in Red Bank, NJ; m. James Littlefield; children: Catherine Littlefield and Dorothie Littlefield (both dancers).
Trained with ballet master Romulus Carpenter at Philadelphia Opera before joining the company; founded school in Philadelphia, where she trained students to dance for opera; began serving as director of ballet at Philadelphia Civic Opera (1925).
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