The contributions of Martha Hill to American dance and dance education, 1900-1995 / Elizabeth McPherson ; with a foreword by Joseph W. Polisi.
By: McPherson, Elizabeth
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TextPublisher: Lewiston [N.Y.] : Edwin Mellen Press, c2008Description: vi, 179 p., 28 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780773451223 (hardcover); 0773451226 (hardcover)Subject(s): Hill, Martha, 1900-1995 | Dance teachers -- United States -- Biography | Dance -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Modern dance -- United States -- HistoryDDC classification: 792.8092 | B LOC classification: GV1785.H54 | M37 2008Online resources: Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections Annex 2, PEBE 109 | Non-fiction | GV1785.H54 M37 2008 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0000000236515 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.
An overview of the history of dance in higher education in the United States -- Hill's youth and early career: growing up in the Bible Belt (1900-1930) -- Developing a dance program in the School of Education in New York University (1930-1951) -- Establishing a place for dance in a liberal arts setting at Bennington College (1932-1951) -- Moving dance into mainstream American thought at the Bennington School of the Dance and the Connecticut College School of the Dance/American Dance Festival (1934-1952) -- Creating and nurturing a conservatory program in dance at Juilliard (1951-1995) -- Martha Hill through the eyes of her students -- Hill's legacy.
Allegra Fuller Snyder Gift 2010
Signed by the author within the front matter.
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