Gregory, Jill (1917-2010), ballet dancer and ballet teacher

Jill Gregory was born on 10 October 1917 in Bristol. Her family moved to Ireland when she was seven years old, and it was in Dublin that she was first introduced to Ballet. In 1931, she joined the Vic-Wells Ballet, founded in London by Ninette de Valois. The company later became known as the Royal Ballet. In 1962 Gregory was appointed its ballet mistress responsible for training the corps de ballet. She remained with the Royal Ballet until her retirement in 1986. She died on 5 January 2010, aged 92.