Martha Hill research materials 1870-2002 1934-1986

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Martha Hill research materials 1870-2002 1934-1986

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Martha Hill (1900-1995) was one of the most influential dance instructors of the 20th century and the first director of the Juilliard Dance Division. Janet Mansfield Soares worked with Martha Hill as a student, colleague, and teacher of dance composition at the Juilliard School. The Martha Hill research materials (1870-1995) contain personal and professional papers created by Martha Hill and compiled by Janet Soares, as well as materials created by Soares in the course of her research for her book on Martha Hill, . Martha Hill and the Making of American Dance

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The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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Bennington School of the Dance

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Juilliard School. Dance Division

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The Dance Division was established in 1951. From the description of Scrapbooks, 1951-1991. (The Juilliard School). WorldCat record id: 25897399 From the description of Production records, 1951-1971 (bulk 1951-1964). (The Juilliard School). WorldCat record id: 37046185 From the description of General administrative records, 1951-1971 (bulk 1951-1961). (The Juilliard School). WorldCat record id: 37046146 From the description of Faculty records, 1949-1991. (T...

Soares, Janet Mansfield

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Janet Mansfield Soares is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and author. She received her training from the Juilliard Dance division in 1962, studying under Martha Hill. She danced with the Juilliard Dance Theater, joining Juilliard as part of the dance composition faculty upon graduation. During her career she has worked as a professional choreographer while assisting the director of Barnard's Minor Lathram Playhouse and collaborated on many productions at Lincoln Center, including ...

Hill, Martha, 1900-1995

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Martha Hill, a pioneer in the field of dance instruction, served as the first director of dance at The Juilliard School from 1951 until 1985. Martha Hill was born in East Palestine, Ohio in 1900. Miss Hill (as she was known throughout her life) graduated from the Battle Creek (Michigan) Normal School of Physical Education in 1920, and taught ballet and Swedish gymnastics there and at Kansas State Teachers College. In 1926, Hill moved to New York City to study with Martha...