Martha Hill was an American dancer and dance teacher, born in 1900 in East Palestine, who died in 1995.
Biography
Martha Hill (December 1, 1900 – November 19, 1995) was an American dance instructor with wide influence. She founded innovative programs at Bennington College and Connecticut College, and was the first Director of Dance at the Juilliard School, a position she held for almost 35 years.
After her death, the New York Times called her "of incalculable importance in the develolpment of modern dance in America."
Contemporaries
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