YOUR LETTERS From: Dance Teacher | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright Lifestyle Ventures Mar 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Queen of the Hill

As a Juilliard graduate, I applaud your wonderful article, "The Rhodes to Success" (DT December 2005) on Juilliard's Dance Division and Director Lawrence Rhodes, an extraordinary leader in the dance community who is leading the Dance Division to new heights.

However, I would like to set the record straight about Martha Hill, the founding director of Juilliard's Dance Division, who is the subject of my doctoral dissertation. From my research, it's clear that she did much more than contribute to the development of the dance programs at Bennington College, New York University ...

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