Thelma Hill was a ballet dancer and dancer, born in 1924, who died in 1977.
Biography
Thelma "Mother" Hill (1924–1977) was an African-American dancer and dance educator from Brooklyn, New York. A groundbreaking artist considering the limited opportunities for black dancers at the time, Hill would co-found the New York Negro Ballet Company and teach dance at the university level before her accidental death in 1977.
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