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Otis Sallid

American choreographer, director, and dancer

Otis Sallid is a choreographer and dancer.

Biography

Otis Sallid is an American choreographer, director, and dancer whose career spans film, television, Broadway, music video, and concert dance. Across those forms, his work has emphasized narrative and character, combining commercial choreography with influences from modern dance and ballet.

Sallid choreographed the Spike Lee films School Daze, Do the Right Thing, and Malcolm X. He also created opening sequences for It's Showtime at the Apollo and Living Single. His Broadway work includes co-conceiving Smokey Joe's Cafe and choreographing the 2022 revival of The Piano Lesson.

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