Carlton Wilborn

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Carlton Wilborn (born 1964) is an American dancer, actor, author and motivational speaker.^[1] He first gained global attention as a principal dancer for Madonna’s Blond Ambition World Tour and The Girlie Show World Tour, and appeared in Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour documentary Madonna: Truth or Dare.

Early life[]

Carlton Wilborn grew up in Chicago in a family beset by alcoholism and sexual abuse which he described in his autobiography Front & Center - How I learned to live there. He began his performing career at Whitney Young Magnet High School, where he was in dance classes with the previous First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.^[2] After high school, he eventually became a principal dancer in Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.^[3]

Strike a Pose[]

Carlton is one of seven dancers from the Madonna 1990 Blond Ambition World Tour reunion 2016 documentary, Strike a Pose. The dancers reflect on their lives and meet up for a reunion.

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