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Margaret Hills, 85, still teaching ballet
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Margaret Hills, 85, still teaching ballet
Ballet teacher Margaret Hills has been teaching in Southern California for more than 30 years.
Dancer Margaret Hills, in her youth.
Dancer Margaret Hills, in her youth.
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Ballet teacher Margaret Hills has been teaching in Southern California for more than 30 years.

This weekend they're throwing a birthday party for Margaret Hills, a British ballet teacher who's been teaching in Southern California for more than 30 years.

She's 85, and she's still driving from Palos Verdes to Santa Monica twice a week to teach class - including pointe at 7:45 Saturday mornings.

KPCC's Kitty Felde profiled Hills several years ago; here's her piece from the archive.