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Tending the flame teaching classical ballet in three continents

Title
Tending the flame oral history transcript, 1997-1998 : teaching classical ballet in three continents / interviewed by Genie Guerard.
Author
Hills, Margaret Graham.
Publication
[Los Angeles] : Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Guerard, Genie.
  • University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program.
Description
2 v. (xv, 458 leaves), bound : ports.; 28 cm.
Summary
The interview begins with Graham Hills's childhood, education and early performances in England, her decision to become a ballet dancer, her years with the Sadler's Wells/Royal Ballet as performer, teacher and senior ballet mistress, her experiences in Ankara co-founding and teaching at the Turkish National Ballet School, marriage and motherhood, teaching dance to children, moving to the U.S. and establishing a ballet teaching career in the U.S. Major topics of discussion include the teaching and training of dancers, Cecchetti and The Royal Academy of Dancing Examinations, training with the Sadler's Wells Ballet, dance in England during World War II, dance injuries, the relationship of dance to national culture, music for ballet classes, choreography and choreographers, professional dance in Los Angeles associated with the television and movie industries, comparison of teaching and training standards in the U.K., the U.S. and Russia, teaching in professional studios vs. academic settings, becoming an American citizen, and Graham Hills's philosophy of teaching and performing dance.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Gift of Genie Guerard.
  • Oral History Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • Transcript of a 8.45-hour interview completed under the auspices of the UCLA Oral History Program. The original copy of the transcript is held by the Oral History Collection, Dept. of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Access (note)
  • Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Audio recordings also may be accessed in the UCLA Department of Special Collections by special arrangement.
Original Location (note)
  • The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
  • Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Biography (note)
  • Margaret Graham Hills was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England on July 25, 1928 and was married to Brian Hills in 1951. She became a member of Sadler's Wells Ballet in London in 1945 and soon became asst. to the founder and director, Ninette de Valois. From her base at Sadler's Wells (later the Royal Ballet), she became increasingly involved with the pedagogics of dancing--teaching, physical therapy, developing courses, coaching--and also helped found various dance schools (e.g., in Ankara, Turkey in 1951 and later in southern England.) She moved to Southern Calif. in 1971 and has been associated since then with various dance efforts, among them the Stanley Holden Dance Center, the Palos Verdes Civic Ballet, the studio of Roland Dupree and the UCLA dance program. She has received innumerable honors and awards in her lifetime.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Volume includes index.
OCLC
NYPY05-B10008
Author
Hills, Margaret Graham.
Title
Tending the flame oral history transcript, 1997-1998 : teaching classical ballet in three continents / interviewed by Genie Guerard.
Imprint
[Los Angeles] : Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, c2000.
Additional Formats
Audio recordings also may be accessed in the UCLA Department of Special Collections by special arrangement.
Original Location
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Biography
Margaret Graham Hills was born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England on July 25, 1928 and was married to Brian Hills in 1951. She became a member of Sadler's Wells Ballet in London in 1945 and soon became asst. to the founder and director, Ninette de Valois. From her base at Sadler's Wells (later the Royal Ballet), she became increasingly involved with the pedagogics of dancing--teaching, physical therapy, developing courses, coaching--and also helped found various dance schools (e.g., in Ankara, Turkey in 1951 and later in southern England.) She moved to Southern Calif. in 1971 and has been associated since then with various dance efforts, among them the Stanley Holden Dance Center, the Palos Verdes Civic Ballet, the studio of Roland Dupree and the UCLA dance program. She has received innumerable honors and awards in her lifetime.
Indexes
Volume includes index.
Restricted Access
Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Added Author
Guerard, Genie.
University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program.
Research Call Number
*MGZMT 3-2448
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